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Spanish fruit exports plummet in the U.S.

A sharp fallĀ in citrus shipments led toĀ a significantĀ dropĀ in Spain's fruit exports to the U.S. in the first four months of 2016, but aĀ big upwardĀ swingĀ in vegetables kept the overall fresh produce trade figures fairly stable.

In a release, industry organization Fepex said the Mediterranean country's U.S.-bound fresh produce exports were down slightly by 1% atĀ ā‚¬11.7 million (US$12.94 million) for the period.

The analysis Mandarina-shutterstock_354378563 - npanoramawas based on data from Spain's Department of Customs and Special Taxes.

MandarinĀ export volume dropped 89% to 559 metric tons (MT), while the decline was less pronounced in value falling 64% toĀ ā‚¬1.9 million (US$2.1 million).

Representing a much lower share of the total, Fepex highlighted persimmon shipments to the U.S. also dropped, at rates of 41% in volume (224MT) and 37% in value (ā‚¬281,464 | US$311,201).

The story was much more positive for vegetables however, with garlic exports up 160% in volume at 2,087MT and 281% in value at ā‚¬6.7 million (US$7.4 million), and cucumber shipments rising 61% to 471MT with 37% more in returns atĀ ā‚¬553,966 (US$612,564).

While the variation was relatively high for both fruits and vegetables, it is worth noting that in the same period Spanish produce export volume worldwide totaled 4.7 million MT with a value ofĀ ā‚¬4.84 billion (US$5.35 billion).

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