date:Sep 16, 2013
,000 tonnes were sold abroad.
Sales of pears abroad improved by 15.7% and reached 390,000 tonnes up to July, compared to the 337,000 tonnes sold in the same period last year, when they fell by 22%.
Other good news this year is the high average value achieved by the two fruits abroad, marking a historic record level. Apples achieved an FOB price of US $925 per exported ton. The figure is 6% higher than in 2012 but double that of 2005, when it was traded at US $464.
Meanwhile, in the case of