Changes in international trade in exotic tropical fruit

In this scientific article, the authors set a goal to explore changes in the volume and structure (by country) of international trade in exotic tropical fruits over 2011-2022. Based on the statistical database of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), we found that during this period, global exports increased by 2.12 times (from 646.342 thousand tons to 1371.977 thousand tons), and imports by 1.96 times (from 811.232 thousand tons to 1593.386 thousand tons). The authors compiled a rating of countries that in 2022 were in the top ten in terms of natural parameters of international trade in these types of fruit and berry products, and found absolute and relative changes in their corresponding indicators relative to similar ones for 2011. We found that in 2022 in the top five in exports exotic tropical fruits were represented (given that China and Hong Kong are considered separately in FAO statistics) Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Egypt and China. Together, these countries contributed 90.37% of the corresponding global figure, with Thailand accounting for 60.3%. The authors determined that the top five imports of exotic tropical fruits in 2022 were China, Hong Kong, Canada, Russia and Singapore. Together, these countries contributed 89.29% of the corresponding global figure, with China (together with Hong Kong) accounting for 80.87%. This indicates a fairly high concentration of international trade in this category of fruit and berry products.