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Ukraine: table grape imports down by a quarter in November 2012
Ukraine imported 4,600 tonnes of table grapes in November 2012 that was 24% lower compared with the same month of the previous year, when the market was supplied with 6,000 tonnes of imported grapes, according to Fruit-Inform.
Moreover, imports in October-November 2012 decreased by 64% compared with over 10,000 tonnes of grapes imported in the same period of 2011.
Ukraine's import geography changed a little too in November. Italy became the largest table grape exporter to Ukraine having left Turkey on the second place. Spain ranked third after overcoming Greece in table grape exports to Ukraine.