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In November 2024, Shaanxi Province exported 10,368 tons of concentrated apple juice, 5,799 tons of fresh apples, 2,389 tons of fresh pears, and 571 tons of fresh kiwifruit. Concentrated apple juice In November 2024, the province exported 10,368 tons of concentrated apple juice, with a value of US$15.6933 million and an average unit price of US$1,513.66 per ton. Year-on-year (November 2023): export volume increased by 111.18%, value increased by 117.79%, and average unit price increased by 3.17%. Month-on-month (October 2024): export volume decreased by 3.59%, value decreased by 2.17%, and average unit price increased by 1.47%. January-November 2024 In November, the province exported 66,100 tons of concentrated apple juice, a year-on-year increase of 121.81%; the amount was US$97.8859 million, a year-on-year increase of 105.72%. Fresh apples In November 2024, the province exported 5,799 tons of fresh apples, with an amount of US$5.4127 million and an average unit price of US$933.44 per ton. Year-on-year (November 2023): the export volume increased by 14%, the amount decreased by 12.84%, and the average unit price decreased by 23.52%. Month-on-month (October 2024): the export volume increased by 13.75%, the amount increased by 26.63%, and the average unit price increased by 11.33%. From January to November 2024, the province exported 51,400 tons of fresh apples. Year-on-year growth of 39.3%; amount of 52.6667 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 21.96%. Fresh pears In November 2024, the province exported 2,389 tons of fresh pears, with an amount of 2.4692 million US dollars and an average unit price of 1,033.45 US dollars per ton. Year-on-year (November 2023): the export volume decreased by 39.15%, the amount decreased by 39.72%, and the average unit price decreased by 0.96%. Month-on-month (October 2024): the export volume increased by 0.44%, the amount increased by 4.97%, and the average unit price increased by 4.5%. From January to November 2024, the province exported 34,400 tons of fresh pears, a year-on-year increase of 18.21%; the amount was 35.0108 million US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 3.58% less. Fresh kiwifruit In November 2024, the province exported 571 tons of fresh kiwifruit, with a value of US$974,600 and an average unit price of US$1,706.88 per ton. Year-on-year (November 2023): the export volume increased by 15.59%, the value decreased by 1.67%, and the average unit price decreased by 17.94%. Month-on-month (October 2024): the export volume decreased by 3.8%, the value decreased by 1.19%, and the average unit price increased by 2.71%. From January to November 2024, the province exported 4,170 tons of fresh kiwifruit, a year-on-year increase of 75.28%; the value was US$6.0991 million, a year-on-year increase of 60.02%. Source: Information and Data Department of Provincial Fruit Industry Center

Recently, Dalian Dayaowan Port has been "prosperous". 66.87 tons of Fuji apples produced in Dalian Wafangdian area have been cleared under the supervision of customs officers and are about to board a cargo ship to Thailand. "After the bumper harvest of apples in Dalian this year, overseas orders are also continuous. Due to the short shelf life of apples, the logistics speed and customs clearance time requirements are relatively high when exporting. The customs guided us to declare in advance and opened up a "green channel" for agricultural product exports, so that our apples can be quickly cleared and directly reach overseas markets." said Zhao Lin, manager of Xinhuihuang Agricultural Development (Dalian) Co., Ltd. In order to ensure that fresh fruits in Dalian are accelerated to "go overseas", Dayaowan Customs took the initiative to conduct surveys at fruit export companies in the jurisdiction Research, understand the export plans of enterprises, and guide enterprises to make good use of preferential policies such as RCEP. At the same time, set up an export fruit expert service team to guide export enterprises to improve the health control system, timely collect the latest inspection and quarantine requirements of overseas countries for imported fruits, types of certificates and other information, and push them to enterprises in a timely manner. In addition, set up special personnel to provide business consulting services for enterprises, open up channels for enterprises to reflect problems, and promptly solve various problems in the customs clearance process for enterprises, helping enterprises to expand exports. According to statistics, from January to November this year, Dayaowan Customs has supervised the export of 36,400 tons of fresh apples with a value of 274 million yuan, an increase of 36.84% and 6.2% year-on-year respectively. (Dongchen, Chen Guanyu/Text)

Global apple production could reach 83.9 million tons in the current 2024/25 campaign, according to USDA.