Fresh Sliced Kiwifruit
Overall, the value of kiwifruit exports rose by an average 31.8% for all exporting countries since 2013 when kiwifruit shipments were valued at $2.1 billion. Year over year, the value of global kiwifruit exports appreciated by 8.1% from 2016 to 2017.
Among continents, European exporters generated the highest dollar worth of exported kiwifruit during 2017 with shipments valued at $1.19 billion or 43.9% of global kiwifruit exports. Close behind in second place were Oceanian countries (mainly New Zealand) at 43.7%.
Smaller percentages came from kiwifruit exporters in Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean (7%), Asia (4.1%), North America (1.2%) then Africa (0.1%).
The 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 081050 for fresh kiwifruit.
Kiwifruit Exports by Country
Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of kiwifruit during 2017.
- New Zealand: US$1.2 billion (43.6% of total kiwifruit exports)
- Italy: $527.6 million (19.5%)
- Belgium: $329.6 million (12.2%)
- Chile: $188 million (6.9%)
- Greece: $130.6 million (4.8%)
- Iran: $65 million (2.4%)
- Netherlands: $55.5 million (2.1%)
- France: $43.6 million (1.6%)
- United States: $31.4 million (1.2%)
- Hong Kong: $30.9 million (1.1%)
- Spain: $29.9 million (1.1%)
- Germany: $24.3 million (0.9%)
- Portugal: $22 million (0.8%)
- Lithuania: $8.8 million (0.3%)
- China: $7.1 million (0.3%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 98.8% of global kiwifruit exports in 2017 by value.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing kiwifruit exporters since 2013 were: Hong Kong (up 445.3%), China (up 133.3%), New Zealand (up 79.1%) and Portugal (up 62%).
Four countries that experienced declines in their exported kiwifruit sales namely Lithuania (down -61%), France (down -23.5%), Chile (down -21.6%) and the Netherlands (down -8.7%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for kiwifruit during 2017. 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 kiwifruit exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- New Zealand: US$1.2 billion (net export surplus up 79.4% since 2013)
- Italy: $420.5 million (down -5.8%)
- Chile: $187.4 million (down -21.9%)
- Greece: $123.3 million (up 26.8%)
- Belgium: $77.5 million (up 50.2%)
- Iran: $65 million (up 48.6%)
- Portugal: $6.3 million (reversing a -$1.5 million deficit)
- Guinea: $521,000 (no 2013 data)
- Yemen: $232,000 (reversing a -$119,000 deficit)
- Sudan: $224,000 (no 2013 data)
- Tanzania: $126,000 (reversing a -$2,000 deficit)
- Bangladesh: $97,000 (reversing a -$16,000 deficit)
- Burkina Faso: $58,000 (no 2013 data)
- Djibouti: $54,000 (reversing a -$78,000 deficit)
- Afghanistan: $30,000 (no 2013 data)
New Zealand has the highest surplus in the international trade of kiwifruit. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms New Zealand’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for Kiwifruit during 2017. 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 Kiwifruit import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- China: -US$342.4 million (net export deficit up 188.7% since 2013)
- Japan: -$313.1 million (up 49.5%)
- Spain: -$217.8 million (up 42%)
- Germany: -$197.7 million (up 18.5%)
- Taiwan: -$124.7 million (up 101.9%)
- United States: -$106.3 million (up 43.5%)
- France: -$98.6 million (up 150.1%)
- Netherlands: -$88.3 million (up 13%)
- Russia: -$74.7 million (down -47.5%)
- South Korea: -$62.2 million (up 43.1%)
- United Kingdom: -$53.9 million (up 19.7%)
- Brazil: -$39.6 million (up 8.8%)
- Canada: -$38.5 million (up 9%)
- Australia: -$33.6 million (down -8.2%)
- Poland: -$30.9 million (up 45.8%)
The People’s Republic of China incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of kiwifruit. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights China’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for kiwifruit-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Companies
Kiwifruit Exporting Companies
The following companies are also examples of kiwifruit-trading companies located in the country shown within parentheses:
- Ahikiwi Orchard (New Zealand)
- Alfafood GmbH (Germany)
- Camill Alimentos S/A (United States)
- Jining Eagle International Trade Co Ltd (China)
- Kiwi Uno (Italy)
- KxKfruit (Greece)
- Macfarlane Consultancy BV (Netherlands)
Searchable List of Kiwifruit Exporting Countries
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| Rank | Exporter | 2017 Kiwifruit Exports | % World Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | New Zealand | US$1.2 billion | 43.6% |
| 2. | Italy | $527.6 million | 19.5% |
| 3. | Belgium | $329.6 million | 12.2% |
| 4. | Chile | $188 million | 6.9% |
| 5. | Greece | $130.6 million | 4.8% |
| 6. | Iran | $65 million | 2.4% |
| 7. | Netherlands | $55.5 million | 2.1% |
| 8. | France | $43.6 million | 1.6% |
| 9. | United States | $31.4 million | 1.2% |
| 10. | Hong Kong | $30.9 million | 1.1% |
| 11. | Spain | $29.9 million | 1.1% |
| 12. | Germany | $24.3 million | 0.9% |
| 13. | Portugal | $22 million | 0.8% |
| 14. | Lithuania | $8.8 million | 0.3% |
| 15. | China | $7.1 million | 0.3% |
| 16. | Poland | $4.8 million | 0.2% |
| 17. | South Korea | $3.1 million | 0.1% |
| 18. | Australia | $2.5 million | 0.1% |
| 19. | Slovenia | $2.3 million | 0.1% |
| 20. | United Kingdom | $2.1 million | 0.1% |
| 21. | Czech Republic | $2 million | 0.1% |
| 22. | Latvia | $1.3 million | 0.05% |
| 23. | Austria | $1.2 million | 0.04% |
| 24. | Denmark | $1 million | 0.04% |
| 25. | Turkey | $906,000 | 0.03% |
| 26. | Singapore | $877,000 | 0.03% |
| 27. | Argentina | $823,000 | 0.03% |
| 28. | South Africa | $777,000 | 0.03% |
| 29. | Saudi Arabia | $667,000 | 0.02% |
| 30. | Malaysia | $657,000 | 0.02% |
| 31. | United Arab Emirates | $635,000 | 0.02% |
| 32. | Ireland | $615,000 | 0.02% |
| 33. | Guinea | $530,000 | 0.02% |
| 34. | Russia | $503,000 | 0.02% |
| 35. | Armenia | $364,000 | 0.01% |
| 36. | Japan | $313,000 | 0.01% |
| 37. | Georgia | $257,000 | 0.01% |
| 38. | Slovakia | $257,000 | 0.01% |
| 39. | Yemen | $232,000 | 0.01% |
| 40. | Sudan | $224,000 | 0.01% |
| 41. | Colombia | $171,000 | 0.01% |
| 42. | Côte d'Ivoire | $167,000 | 0.01% |
| 43. | Luxembourg | $164,000 | 0.01% |
| 44. | Morocco | $156,000 | 0.01% |
| 45. | Serbia | $149,000 | 0.01% |
| 46. | Bulgaria | $146,000 | 0.01% |
| 47. | Tanzania | $135,000 | 0.005% |
| 48. | Croatia | $131,000 | 0.005% |
| 49. | Macedonia | $129,000 | 0.005% |
| 50. | Taiwan | $126,000 | 0.005% |
| 51. | Finland | $99,000 | 0.004% |
| 52. | Bangladesh | $99,000 | 0.004% |
| 53. | Hungary | $80,000 | 0.003% |
| 54. | Burkina Faso | $79,000 | 0.003% |
| 55. | Romania | $63,000 | 0.002% |
| 56. | Sweden | $60,000 | 0.002% |
| 57. | Costa Rica | $60,000 | 0.002% |
| 58. | Djibouti | $54,000 | 0.002% |
| 59. | Thailand | $49,000 | 0.002% |
| 60. | Mexico | $42,000 | 0.002% |
| 61. | Belarus | $39,000 | 0.001% |
| 62. | Switzerland | $38,000 | 0.001% |
| 63. | Panama | $34,000 | 0.001% |
| 64. | Peru | $33,000 | 0.001% |
| 65. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $33,000 | 0.001% |
| 66. | Montenegro | $31,000 | 0.001% |
| 67. | Afghanistan | $30,000 | 0.001% |
| 68. | Haiti | $26,000 | 0.001% |
| 69. | Ukraine | $24,000 | 0.001% |
| 70. | Egypt | $22,000 | 0.001% |
| 71. | Syria | $20,000 | 0.001% |
| 72. | Kuwait | $20,000 | 0.001% |
| 73. | Guatemala | $14,000 | 0.001% |
| 74. | Canada | $13,000 | 0.0005% |
| 75. | Ecuador | $12,000 | 0.0004% |
| 76. | Albania | $11,000 | 0.0004% |
| 77. | Kazakhstan | $11,000 | 0.0004% |
| 78. | Lebanon | $8,000 | 0.0003% |
| 79. | El Salvador | $6,000 | 0.0002% |
| 80. | Uruguay | $5,000 | 0.0002% |
| 81. | Vietnam | $4,000 | 0.0001% |
| 82. | Estonia | $4,000 | 0.0001% |
| 83. | Nepal | $3,000 | 0.0001% |
| 84. | Oman | $1,000 | 0.00004% |
| 85. | Kenya | $1,000 | 0.00004% |
| 86. | Honduras | $1,000 | 0.00004% |
| 87. | Burundi | $1,000 | 0.00004% |
| 88. | India | $1,000 | 0.00004% |
See also Kiwifruit Exports by Country, Top Almonds Exporters by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Oranges Exports by Country and Lemons and Limes Exporters by Country
Research Sources:
The World Factbook, Field Listing: Exports – Commodities, Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on June 10, 2018
Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on June 10, 2018
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on June 10, 2018
Kiwi Fruit of Italy Consortium, Kiwifruit of Italy: The associated firms. Accessed on June 10, 2018
Alibaba, Supplier information for Fresh Kiwi Fruit Suppliers. Accessed on June 10, 2018
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