Overall the value of exported apples fell by an average -1.4% for all exporting countries since 2015 when worldwide shipments of apples were valued at $7.1 billion. Year over year, globally exported apples depreciated by -9.3% from 2018 to 2019.
Among continents, European countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported fresh apples during 2019 with shipments valued at $2.7 billion or 38% of the worldwide total. In second place were Asian exporters at 23.8% while 14.2% of international apples sold originated from North America.
Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean accounted for 10.4% worth, trailed by Oceania at 8.2% mostly New Zealand, then suppliers in Africa at 5.4%.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for fresh apples is 080810.
Apples Exports by Country
Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of apples during 2019.
- China: US$1.2 billion (17.8% of total exported apples)
- United States: $961.6 million (13.7%)
- Italy: $841.2 million (12%)
- Chile: $602.9 million (8.6%)
- New Zealand: $566.6 million (8.1%)
- France: $433.6 million (6.2%)
- South Africa: $374 million (5.3%)
- Poland: $367.3 million (5.2%)
- Netherlands: $239.2 million (3.4%)
- Japan: $133 million (1.9%)
- Serbia: $118.6 million (1.7%)
- Moldova: $108.6 million (1.6%)
- Spain: $106.5 million (1.5%)
- Belgium: $94.7 million (1.4%)
- Turkey: $89.7 million (1.3%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 89.8% of global apples exported in 2019 by value.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing apples exporters since 2015 were: Moldova (up 504.7%), Turkey (up 78.6%), New Zealand (up 30.5%) and Poland (up 23.8%).
Five top suppliers posted declines in their exported apples sales namely: Belgium (down -32.2%), France (down -29.9%), Italy (down -12.5%), United States (down -6.3%) and South Africa (down -2.4%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for apples during 2019. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s apples exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- China: US$1 billion (net export surplus up 16% since 2015)
- Italy: $815.9 million (down -12.9%)
- United States: $722.3 million (down -7.7%)
- Chile: $597.2 million (up 16.1%)
- New Zealand: $564.8 million (up 30.2%)
- South Africa: $373.6 million (down -2.5%)
- Poland: $360.9 million (up 28.9%)
- France: $332.5 million (down -32.1%)
- Japan: $122.1 million (up 12.7%)
- Serbia: $110.1 million (up 26.9%)
- Moldova: $108.2 million (up 516.6%)
- Turkey: $89.5 million (up 82.2%)
- Argentina: $81.7 million (down -4.4%)
- Azerbaijan: $39.5 million (up 170.3%)
- Greece: $35.1 million (up 5.7%)
China has the highest surplus in the international trade of apples. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Chinese competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for apples during 2019. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s apples import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- Germany: US-$432.5 million (net export deficit up 1.1% since 2015)
- United Kingdom: -$406.3 million (down -14.6%)
- Russia: -$388.9 million (up 2.7%)
- Vietnam: -$352.4 million (up 826.5%)
- Taiwan: -$255 million (up 6.7%)
- India: -$246 million (up 21%)
- Indonesia: -$216.9 million (up 56.1%)
- Thailand: -$210.6 million (down -9.9%)
- Bangladesh: -$204 million (up 135.7%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$185.8 million (down -1.7%)
- Canada: -$182.3 million (up 15.3%)
- Philippines: -$169.1 million (up 92.8%)
- Hong Kong: -$168.7 million (up 34.6%)
- Mexico: -$160.1 million (down -42.7%)
- Egypt: -$149.9 million (down -66.6%)
Germany incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of apples. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights the Germany’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for apples-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful consumer demand.
Companies
Apples Exporting Companies
Alibaba lists international suppliers of fresh apples. Below are global apples-selling companies in global trade markets. Shown within parenthesis is the country where the company is located.
- Casco Agro Trading (PTY) Ltd (South Africa)
- Cheze RVC (France)
- Clover Trading Co Ltd (Japan)
- Firma Handlowo-Usugowa Rozwoj Grzegorz Krzysztofik (Poland)
- K.E. Investments Limited (United Kingdom)
- Macfarlane Consultancy BV (Netherlands)
- S.A.C. Corporation (United States)
- Shandong Kingland Industrial Co Ltd (China)
Searchable List of Apples Exporting Countries in 2019
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns below. The right-most column shows the percentage change in the value of exported apples from 2018 to 2019. An entry of 0% in that column means that no 2018 data was available.
| Rank | Exporter | Exported Apples (US$) | 2018-9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | $1,246,453,000 | -4% |
| 2. | United States | $961,620,000 | -5.4% |
| 3. | Italy | $841,200,000 | +3.4% |
| 4. | Chile | $602,882,000 | -11.5% |
| 5. | New Zealand | $566,555,000 | +7.1% |
| 6. | France | $433,587,000 | -23.8% |
| 7. | South Africa | $373,954,000 | -3.7% |
| 8. | Poland | $367,316,000 | -6.2% |
| 9. | Netherlands | $239,194,000 | -39.4% |
| 10. | Japan | $132,975,000 | +5.1% |
| 11. | Serbia | $118,559,000 | +18% |
| 12. | Moldova | $108,643,000 | +126.8% |
| 13. | Spain | $106,524,000 | -1.1% |
| 14. | Belgium | $94,656,000 | -7.2% |
| 15. | Turkey | $89,663,000 | -5.2% |
| 16. | Hong Kong | $83,482,000 | +97.9% |
| 17. | Argentina | $81,849,000 | -12.1% |
| 18. | Austria | $62,451,000 | -5.6% |
| 19. | Germany | $49,657,000 | -23.6% |
| 20. | Portugal | $43,516,000 | +11.6% |
| 21. | Greece | $43,251,000 | +19.7% |
| 22. | Brazil | $42,541,000 | -18.9% |
| 23. | Azerbaijan | $40,086,000 | +5.5% |
| 24. | Canada | $30,906,000 | -11.4% |
| 25. | Uzbekistan | $20,854,000 | +215.7% |
| 26. | North Macedonia | $20,586,000 | +110.7% |
| 27. | United Kingdom | $17,451,000 | -31.5% |
| 28. | Slovenia | $12,162,000 | -14.4% |
| 29. | Belarus | $11,232,000 | -51.2% |
| 30. | Czech Republic | $10,968,000 | -20.5% |
| 31. | Croatia | $10,221,000 | +10.2% |
| 32. | Slovakia | $9,974,000 | -12.1% |
| 33. | Hungary | $8,623,000 | -23.5% |
| 34. | Denmark | $8,538,000 | -20% |
| 35. | Iran | $8,159,000 | -96.4% |
| 36. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $7,380,000 | +57.7% |
| 37. | Ukraine | $7,321,000 | -51.2% |
| 38. | Singapore | $7,274,000 | +11.2% |
| 39. | India | $7,051,000 | +19.7% |
| 40. | Australia | $6,835,000 | -10.8% |
| 41. | Kyrgyzstan | $6,745,000 | +81.3% |
| 42. | South Korea | $6,372,000 | -8.5% |
| 43. | Ireland | $5,923,000 | -9.3% |
| 44. | Russia | $5,045,000 | +22.7% |
| 45. | Georgia | $4,593,000 | +392.3% |
| 46. | Lithuania | $4,122,000 | -29.9% |
| 47. | Kazakhstan | $3,777,000 | +225.9% |
| 48. | Latvia | $3,082,000 | -18.4% |
| 49. | Uruguay | $2,697,000 | +16.9% |
| 50. | Lebanon | $2,199,000 | -83.4% |
| 51. | United Arab Emirates | $1,728,000 | -97.8% |
| 52. | Sweden | $1,594,000 | -51.6% |
| 53. | Switzerland | $1,586,000 | +26.5% |
| 54. | Malaysia | $1,427,000 | +24.4% |
| 55. | Romania | $1,299,000 | -43.2% |
| 56. | Albania | $1,209,000 | +18.6% |
| 57. | Thailand | $1,045,000 | -50.6% |
| 58. | Syria | $847,000 | -96.8% |
| 59. | Luxembourg | $796,000 | +20.8% |
| 60. | Bulgaria | $749,000 | -23.6% |
| 61. | Turkmenistan | $601,000 | +83.8% |
| 62. | Mexico | $592,000 | -34.2% |
| 63. | Vietnam | $469,000 | +3,250% |
| 64. | Finland | $347,000 | -4.9% |
| 65. | Armenia | $319,000 | -79.4% |
| 66. | Norway | $316,000 | +23.4% |
| 67. | Guatemala | $251,000 | +17.8% |
| 68. | Zambia | $209,000 | +2,886% |
| 69. | Egypt | $208,000 | +51.8% |
| 70. | Costa Rica | $159,000 | +101.3% |
| 71. | Colombia | $103,000 | -77.2% |
| 72. | Afghanistan | $98,000 | 0% |
| 73. | Morocco | $86,000 | -2.3% |
| 74. | Namibia | $78,000 | +62.5% |
| 75. | Oman | $73,000 | -92% |
| 76. | Pakistan | $61,000 | -74.3% |
| 77. | Guinea | $51,000 | +920% |
| 78. | Taiwan | $50,000 | -41.9% |
| 79. | French S./Antarctic Terr | $45,000 | 0% |
| 80. | Estonia | $40,000 | +2.6% |
| 81. | Tajikistan | $39,000 | +143.8% |
| 82. | Jordan | $29,000 | -97.7% |
| 83. | Burkina Faso | $28,000 | 0% |
| 84. | Saudi Arabia | $21,000 | -99.3% |
| 85. | Iceland | $21,000 | -40% |
| 86. | Zimbabwe | $10,000 | 0% |
| 87. | Maldives | $9,000 | 0% |
| 88. | Mozambique | $7,000 | +75% |
| 89. | Saint Lucia | $7,000 | 0% |
| 90. | Dominican Republic | $7,000 | -95% |
| 91. | Togo | $6,000 | 0% |
| 92. | Peru | $5,000 | -61.5% |
| 93. | Sri Lanka | $5,000 | -73.7% |
| 94. | Indonesia | $3,000 | +200% |
| 95. | Botswana | $2,000 | -33.3% |
| 96. | Algeria | $1,000 | -99.3% |
| 97. | Ivory Coast | $1,000 | -83.3% |
See also Apples Imports by Country, Kiwifruit Exports by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Oranges Exports by Country and Lemons Exporters by Country
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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 5, 2020
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 5, 2020
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