The overall value of exported apples flatlined via an average 0.5% increase for all exporting countries since five years earlier in 2021 when worldwide shipments of apples were valued at $8.11 billion.
Year over year, spending on globally grew by 4.5% compared to $7.8 billion for 2024.
The 5 biggest exporters of fresh apples in 2025 were Italy, United States of America, mainland China, New Zealand and South Africa. Collectively, that power cohort of international suppliers approached three-fifths (58.8%) of apples exported worldwide during 2025.
Switching our focus to continents, suppliers in European countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported fresh apples during 2025 with shipments valued at $3.3 billion or 40.5% of the worldwide total. In second place were exporters in Asia at 20.2% while another 13.7% of international apple sales originated from North America.
Providers in Oceania mostly New Zealand generated 9% worth, trailed by Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean at 8.6%, then apple sources in Africa at 8%.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for fresh apples is 080810.
Apples Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of apples during 2025.
- Italy: US$1.4 billion (16.6% of total exported apples)
- United States: $1.1 billion (13.1%)
- mainland China: $991.7 million (12.2%)
- New Zealand: $730 million (9%)
- South Africa: $648.6 million (8%)
- Chile: $616 million (7.6%)
- Poland: $549.8 million (6.7%)
- France: $521.3 million (6.4%)
- Netherlands: $221.2 million (2.7%)
- Türkiye: $137.3 million (1.7%)
- Spain: $116.4 million (1.4%)
- Japan: $96.1 million (1.2%)
- Iran: $95.4 million (1.2%)
- Serbia: $88.7 million (1.1%)
- Hong Kong: $77.3 million (0.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 89.7% of globally exported apples in 2025.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing apples exporters since 2024 were: Netherlands (up 29.8%), Italy (up 24.9%), New Zealand (up 22.2%) and Hong Kong (up 19.8%).
Those countries that posted year-over-year declines in their sales of exported apples were led by: Iran (down -36.3%), Türkiye (down -28.6%), Japan (down -27.8%), Serbia (down -22.2%) and mainland China (down -5.2%).
Searchable List of Apples Exporting Countries by Value
The 100 exporters of apples showcased in the database below represent 99.9998% worth of the total value of exported fresh apples during 2025.
| Rank | Exporter | Exported Apples | 2024-5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | $1,351,935,000 | +24.9% |
| 2 | United States | $1,067,314,000 | -1.7% |
| 3 | mainland China | $991,744,000 | -5.2% |
| 4 | New Zealand | $730,029,000 | +22.2% |
| 5 | South Africa | $648,633,000 | +12.3% |
| 6 | Chile | $615,993,000 | +5.8% |
| 7 | Poland | $549,768,000 | +6.2% |
| 8 | France | $521,323,000 | +10.7% |
| 9 | Netherlands | $221,159,000 | +29.8% |
| 10 | Türkiye | $137,250,000 | -28.6% |
| 11 | Spain | $116,414,000 | +11.6% |
| 12 | Japan | $96,099,000 | -27.8% |
| 13 | Iran | $95,416,000 | -36.3% |
| 14 | Serbia | $88,709,000 | -22.2% |
| 15 | Hong Kong | $77,314,000 | +19.8% |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | $75,090,000 | +21.3% |
| 17 | Belgium | $73,973,000 | -10.6% |
| 18 | Moldova | $73,471,000 | -3.2% |
| 19 | Argentina | $69,407,000 | +34.6% |
| 20 | Portugal | $62,873,000 | +8.3% |
| 21 | Germany | $47,256,000 | -4.2% |
| 22 | Canada | $46,077,000 | -8.2% |
| 23 | Afghanistan | $38,031,000 | -22.4% |
| 24 | Greece | $34,075,000 | +4.2% |
| 25 | Austria | $30,263,000 | -21.7% |
| 26 | Lebanon | $28,507,000 | +148% |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | $22,405,000 | -76.3% |
| 28 | North Macedonia | $21,136,000 | -17.1% |
| 29 | Slovakia | $20,027,000 | +14.5% |
| 30 | India | $16,059,000 | +19.1% |
| 31 | Brazil | $14,723,000 | +53.4% |
| 32 | Georgia | $13,968,000 | +146.9% |
| 33 | Czech Republic | $12,337,000 | +65.6% |
| 34 | Syria | $10,756,000 | -52.1% |
| 35 | Hungary | $10,228,000 | -36.2% |
| 36 | United Kingdom | $9,378,000 | +5.3% |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | $9,298,000 | +166.3% |
| 38 | Croatia | $8,310,000 | -40.7% |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | $8,062,000 | +21% |
| 40 | Slovenia | $7,952,000 | +56.2% |
| 41 | Lithuania | $7,625,000 | +548.9% |
| 42 | Singapore | $6,767,000 | +0.3% |
| 43 | Ireland | $6,739,000 | +16.6% |
| 44 | Latvia | $5,976,000 | +38.9% |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | $5,829,000 | -59.7% |
| 46 | Malaysia | $5,819,000 | +45.3% |
| 47 | Ukraine | $5,015,000 | -76.6% |
| 48 | Thailand | $4,388,000 | -20% |
| 49 | Australia | $4,070,000 | -13% |
| 50 | Denmark | $4,059,000 | +12.4% |
| 51 | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $2,848,000 | -22.1% |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | $2,557,000 | +61.9% |
| 53 | Switzerland | $2,163,000 | +874.3% |
| 54 | Russia | $1,957,000 | +138.1% |
| 55 | Sweden | $1,519,000 | +5.2% |
| 56 | Pakistan | $1,192,000 | +70.8% |
| 57 | Mexico | $1,041,000 | -23.9% |
| 58 | Guatemala | $795,000 | +19.5% |
| 59 | Costa Rica | $770,000 | +46.4% |
| 60 | Luxembourg | $699,000 | +1.6% |
| 61 | South Korea | $650,000 | -57.3% |
| 62 | Vietnam | $566,000 | +155% |
| 63 | Romania | $563,000 | +136.6% |
| 64 | Taiwan | $428,000 | +10600% |
| 65 | Albania | $424,000 | -37.7% |
| 66 | Egypt | $384,000 | +16% |
| 67 | Finland | $268,000 | +59.5% |
| 68 | Bulgaria | $250,000 | -18.3% |
| 69 | Uruguay | $213,000 | +29.1% |
| 70 | Estonia | $212,000 | +783.3% |
| 71 | Morocco | $183,000 | -10.7% |
| 72 | Namibia | $178,000 | -20.5% |
| 73 | Colombia | $143,000 | -56.1% |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | $117,000 | -31.2% |
| 75 | Yemen | $100,000 | +376.2% |
| 76 | Gabon | $93,000 | +111.4% |
| 77 | Uganda | $64,000 | -72.4% |
| 78 | Trinidad/Tobago | $57,000 | -26.9% |
| 79 | Nigeria | $54,000 | 0% |
| 80 | Norway | $53,000 | +43.2% |
| 81 | Bangladesh | $53,000 | +130.4% |
| 82 | Fiji | $46,000 | +21.1% |
| 83 | El Salvador | $45,000 | -41.6% |
| 84 | Aruba | $41,000 | +4000% |
| 85 | Rwanda | $40,000 | +33.3% |
| 86 | Eritrea | $40,000 | 0% |
| 87 | Honduras | $39,000 | 0% |
| 88 | Tajikistan | $37,000 | -73.2% |
| 89 | Kenya | $35,000 | -91.5% |
| 90 | Botswana | $34,000 | +1033% |
| 91 | Central African Rep | $32,000 | 0% |
| 92 | Montenegro | $31,000 | +3000% |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | $22,000 | 0% |
| 94 | Iceland | $19,000 | +18.8% |
| 95 | Armenia | $13,000 | -99.6% |
| 96 | Peru | $12,000 | +1100% |
| 97 | Jordan | $10,000 | -99.2% |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | $9,000 | 0% |
| 99 | Zambia | $5,000 | -90.2% |
| 100 | Ivory Coast | $4,000 | -60% |
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 2024 to 2025.
An entry of 0% in that column means that no 2024 data was available.
Expanding the scope to encompass the top 100 exporters of apples by value, the fastest growers from 2024 to 2025 were Taiwan (up 10,600%), Aruba (up 4,000%), Montenegro (up 3,000%), Peru (up 1,100%), Botswana (up 1,033%) and Switzerland (up 874.3%).
Countries Exporting Most Apples Ranked by Shipment Weight
The total volume shipped for the world’s exported apples amounted to 7.48 million tons in 2025, down by -18.5% from 9.2 million tons 5 years earlier in 2021.
Year over year, the total for exported apples by shipment weight slowed by -6.5% compared to 8 million tons during 2024.
The 15 biggest suppliers listed below generated 86.8% of the global shipment weight of exported apples during 2025.
- Italy: 1,082,552 tons of exported apples (up 16.3% from 2024)
- mainland China: 962,053 tons (down -1.9%)
- United States: 857,715 tons (down -4.4%)
- Poland: 700,508 tons (down -13.1%)
- South Africa: 681,092 tons (up 1.5%)
- Chile: 571,433 tons (up 3.2%)
- New Zealand: 424,498 tons (up 12.3%)
- France: 354,212 tons (up 5.8%)
- Iran: 178,050 tons (down -49.6%)
- Netherlands: 141,347 tons (up 15.9%)
- Türkiye: 125,219 tons (down -60.5%)
- Spain: 107,620 tons (down -0.1%)
- Azerbaijan: 106,443 tons (up 8.9%)
- Moldova: 103,396 tons (down -13.4%)
- Belgium: 99,985 tons (down -7.5%)
Posting the greatest gains were top international apple suppliers based in Italy (up 16.3% from 2024), Netherlands (up 15.9%), New Zealand (up 12.3%) and Azerbaijan (up 8.9%).
Recording double-digit annual declines were exporters from Türkiye (down -60.5% from 2024), Iran (down -49.6%), Moldova (down -13.4%) and Poland (down -13.1%).
Average Prices for Major Apples Exporters
In 2025, the world’s average unit price for globally exported apples was US$1,089 per ton. That dollar metric represents a 23.3% inflation rate from $883 during 2021.
Compared to the global average $974 per ton in 2024, the latest average unit price results from an 11.8% year-over-year acceleration.
Sorted by the top 15 international suppliers of apples by dollar value, the following analysis highlights the average unit prices per ton of exported apples in 2025.
- Italy: US$1,249 per ton (up 7.3% from 2024)
- United States: $1,244 per ton (up 2.8%)
- mainland China: $1,031 per ton (down -3.4%)
- New Zealand: $1,720 per ton (up 8.8%)
- South Africa: $952 per ton (up 10.7%)
- Chile: $1,078 per ton (up 2.6%)
- Poland: $785 per ton (up 22.3%)
- France: $1,472 per ton (up 4.7%)
- Netherlands: $1,565 per ton (up 12%)
- Türkiye: $1,096 per ton (up 80.9%)
- Spain: $1,082 per ton (up 11.8%)
- Japan: $4,001 per ton (up 2.5%)
- Iran: $536 per ton (up 26.4%)
- Serbia: $893 per ton (up 16.1%)
- Hong Kong: $1,860 per ton (up 7.5%)
The least expensive apples were exported from Iran ($536 per ton), Poland ($785 per ton), Serbia ($893 per ton), South Africa ($952 per ton) then mainland China ($1,031 per ton).
The costliest exported apples were sold by suppliers in Japan ($4,001 per ton), Hong Kong ($1,860 per ton), New Zealand ($1,720 per ton), Netherlands ($1,565 per ton) and France ($1,472 per ton).
Countries Earning Highest Trade Surpluses for Apples
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for apples during 2025. 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.
- Italy: US$1.3 billion (net export surplus up 24.8% since 2024)
- United States: $930.3 million (down -1.3%)
- New Zealand: $729.1 million (up 22.6%)
- mainland China: $721.1 million (down -13%)
- South Africa: $648.6 million (up 12.4%)
- Chile: $608.1 million (up 5.7%)
- Poland: $544.9 million (up 6%)
- France: $426.7 million (up 16.9%)
- Türkiye: $129 million (down -32.9%)
- Iran: $95.4 million (down -36.2%)
- Azerbaijan: $74.7 million (up 21.7%)
- Moldova: $73 million (down -3.1%)
- Serbia: $69.5 million (down -33.5%)
- Argentina: $65.9 million (up 35.1%)
- Japan: $65.6 million (down -43.2%)
Italy, United States of America, New Zealand and mainland China earned the highest surpluses in the international trade of apples. In turn, these positive cashflows confirm strong competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Countries Posting Worst Trade Deficits for Apples
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for apples during 2025. 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$614.5 million (net export deficit up 2.1% since 2024)
- United Kingdom: -$441 million (down -0.6%)
- India: -$357.4 million (down -13%)
- Indonesia: -$356.8 million (up 12.2%)
- Vietnam: -$310.8 million (up 31.9%)
- Taiwan: -$300.1 million (up 6.6%)
- Mexico: -$269.7 million (down -14.4%)
- Egypt: -$260.8 million (up 33.8%)
- Russia: -$256.5 million (up 9.1%)
- Philippines: -$225.2 million (up 3.9%)
- Brazil: -$218.5 million (down -13.9%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$198.4 million (down -5.9%)
- Thailand: -$188.6 million (down -23.5%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$165.4 million (up 87.1%)
- Hong Kong: -$161.7 million (up 1.2%)
European Union powerhouse 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.
Major 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)
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Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on June 18, 2026
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