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The demand for non-European tomatoes has dramatically increased in 2007, growing from 250,000 to more than 330,000 metric tonnes in one year only.
In 2007, close to 90% of all imported tomatoes were supplied by Morocco, followed by Israel (7%) and Senegal (2%).
Tomato imports are counter-seasonal, meaning that shipments from abroad enter the EU market when the European production is non-existent. During the last 36 months, we can observe that imports usually take place between October and May, and that the peak period is in January/February.
In 2007, more than 80% of all tomato imports entered the EU-15 territories through France, while 8% of shipments passed through Spain.
Between 1998 and 2007, the yearly amounts of imported kiwis have grown from 170,000 to more than 250,000 metric tonnes. 
In 2007, 64% of all kiwi shipments in the EU 15 countries were originating from New Zealand, while the balance came from Chile (35%). 
In 2007, the season for imported kiwis started in early May and finished in November, the remaining of the year being supplied by European producers (Italy). Imports from New Zealand spread from May until November, while Chilean products were mainly present between May and August. During May and June, shipments reached more than 50,000 tonnes per month.
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Between 1998 and 2007, the EU 15 countries (AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, NL, PT, SE) have imported on average 2,4 million metric tonnes of coffee beans per year, with an average annual CIF value of € 3,6 billion. Note the sharp decrease in coffee value between 2001 and 2004.
As regards to market share, the top suppliers for 2007 were Brazil (30% of total shipments) and Vietnam (22%), when taken together, accounted for more than 1,3 million tonnes of coffee beans.
The above seasonality graphic illustrates monthly arrivals of coffee beans into the EU. Notive Brazilian shipments well above 50,000 metric tonnes per month, and how variations impact on prices (on the graphic below). Between January 2006 and March 2008, total EU imports have averaged 210,000 t per month.
For the same period as on the previous graph, we can notice an important appreciation of coffee prices in Europe. However, the sharpest increase is observed for the Robusta variety, where prices have grown from an average of US$ 60 cents per pound in the first half of 2006, to a record of US$ 1.20 this year.
The demand for non-European tomatoes has dramatically increased in 2007, growing from 250,000 to more than 330,000 metric tonnes in one year only.
In 2007, close to 90% of all imported tomatoes were supplied by Morocco, followed by Israel (7%) and Senegal (2%).
Tomato imports are counter-seasonal, meaning that shipments from abroad enter the EU market when the European production is non-existent. During the last 36 months, we can observe that imports usually take place between October and May, and that the peak period is in January/February.
In 2007, more than 80% of all tomato imports entered the EU-15 territories through France, while 8% of shipments passed through Spain.
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