Production of fruit is short of domestic demand and Malta therefore relies on imports, mainly off-season fruit and exotics such as bananas. One fourth of all imports of fresh fruit is from DCs but imports are decreasing. Malta’s overall imports of fresh vegetables are very small.
This market survey covers the Maltese market for fresh fruit and vegetables.
You can find information on:
• consumption, production and trade (market size and trends )
• trade channels for market entry, including websites of buyers
• prices
• market access requirements
• business practices and sales promotion, including an overview of trade fairs
Special attention is paid to opportunities for exporters from developing countries.
More general information can be found in the related market survey on the EU.
Publication date: August, 2009