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Dried Fruits

A number of fruits have originated in region, including walnuts, muskmelons, limes, and pomegranates, Apple, Apricot, Grape, Fig, Citron, and many more.

There is a higher demand than current supply of dried fruit and saffron in the United Kingdom market in recent years due to lower harvests in the primary production regions. Thus, imports are required from other countries to satisfy demand in the UK.

  • The global dried fruits and edible nuts market was valued at £116 billion in 2017 and will reach £203 billion by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 5.1% during 2018- 2025.
  • UK consumption of dried fruit and nuts have risen by nearly 40% in the past five years and the industry is now worth £538 million a year.
  • European imports of edible nuts and dried fruits grew annually by 10% in value reaching £9.61billion in 2016. Over the same period import in quantity increased annually by 5% reaching 2.7 million tons respectively.The European market for dried fruit and edible nuts is dispersed, and there is no single country which dominates the import market. The United Kingdom is the largest importer of dried fruit and Germany is the largest European importer of edible nuts.

European Imports of Edible Nuts and Dried Fruits 2012-2016
in € millions