Bangladesh growing a huge appetite for apple
Becomes the world’s 3rd largest importer of the fruit
Bangladesh has become the third largest importer of apples in the world thanks to the rising purchasing capacity and growing health consciousness among the country s people.
Bangladesh imported 271,000 tonnes of apples in fiscal year 2019-20, the third highest worldwide following Russia and the EU, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released earlier this week.
Mexico and Egypt are the fourth and fifth countries after Bangladesh, which consumes 5 per cent of the global imports of 59.4 lakh tonnes, the report shows.