Albanian apples head for new markets
The country is looking to sell more apples to the European Union as quality improves
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Improved production techniques are fuelling Albania’s burgeoning apple export industry. In 2010 the country didn’t sell any apples overseas but in 2019 it exported a total of 13,000 tonnes of apples with a value of US$1.2m, an increase of 18.6 per cent on the previous year. Of these, an estimated 5,770 tonnes were sent to the European Union, a rise of 309 per cent on 2018.
Fruit production makes an important contribution to Albania’s agricultural sector, accounting for around 20 per cent of the total agricultural output. Apples are one of the main fruits grown in the country and exports, although still modest, are rising as improved cultivation techniques bring about better quality.