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The.substantial.growth.in.both.volume.and.variety.of.fruits.and.vegetables.traded.
globally.has.been.noted.due.to.rising.incomes,.falling.transportation.costs,.improved.
technology,.and.evolving.international.agreements. 21 .However,.within.Asia,.trading.
of.horticultural.products.still.occurs.mostly.among.neighboring.countries.or.those.
within.the.region. 22,23 .In.2007,.the.total.import.value.of.fruits.and.vegetables.in.Asia.
was. more. than. $26. billion. with. banana. and. apple. contributing. about. $1.3. and.
$1.0.billion,.respectively..The.total.export.value.of.fruits.and.vegetables.on.the.other.
hand.was.higher,.at.about.$30.billion..The.trade.difference.(export-import).in.many.
developing.Asian.countries.(Table.7.1).has.remained.relatively.low,.an.observation.
also.reported.by.Lee.in.1998, 22 .which.he.attributed.to.a.well-established.self-supply.
system. in. these. countries.. The. top. export. vegetables. and. fruits. from. the. region.
include.onions,.tomatoes,.bananas,.garlic,.and.apples..China,.Thailand,.India,.and.

TABLE 7.1
Trade Statistics of Fruits and Vegetables in Selected
Asian Countries, 2007

Import Export 2007 Difference (Export − Import)

Bangladesh 285,214 70,487 −214,727

Brunei 31,957 29 −31,928

China 2,928,422 11,529,843 8,601,421

Hong.Kong,.SAR 1,743,593 586,395 −1,157,198

India 2,283,659 1,741,764 −541,895

Indonesia 738,506 496,539 −241,967

Iran 100,679 918,254 817,575

Israel 372,776 1,154,544 781,768

Japan 6,853,672 182,395 −6,671,277

Korea,.DPR 14,036 3,557 −10,479

Korea,.Republic.of 1,639,434 339,802 −1,299,632

Malaysia 782,266 270,666 −511,600

Myanmar 15,186 355,102 339,916

Nepal 84,517 4,338 −80,179

Pakistan 440,813 194,341 −246,472

Philippines 402,062 1,540,489 1,138,427

Singapore 848,485 210,626 −637,859

Sri.Lanka 189,687 84,078 −105,609

Thailand 496,378 2,542,711 2,046,333

Turkey 453,776 3,558,332 3,104,556

Vietnam 181,908 1,017,798 835,890

United.Kingdom 12,643,526 1,195,303 −11,448,223

United.States 17,633,830 13,373,194 −4,260,636

Source: . FAOSTAT.database,.http://faostat.fao.org,.accessed.October.28,.2009.
Note: . Data. from. the. United. Kingdom. and. the. United. States. are. included. for. comparison.
(in thousands.of.dollars).