World Trade in Selected Agricultural Commodities, 1951-65. Volume 4: Sugar, Fruits and Vegetables

摘要

World trade in sugar, fruits, and vegetables was valued at almost $4.8 billion, or 12.4 percent of world agricultural trade in 1964. The volume of world trade in sugar, fruits, and vegetables increased during 1951-65 at an average annual rate of 5.7 percent. Many less developed countries depend heavily upon agricultural exports for exchange earnings to finance imports of capital goods needed for economic development. The major exporters of sugar are Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Eastern Europe, and other East Asia. The three major exporters of vegetables are EEC (European Economic Community), Eastern Europe, and North Africa. The United States, the EEC, Latin America, OWE (Other Western Europe), and West Asia accounted for 72 percent of world exports of fresh fruits and nuts in 1964.