SINGAPORE A. MARKET FOR FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 1. Market Trend and Opportunities Summary Table: Import of Fresh fruits and Vegetables in Fresh fruit and Vegetables Market Products/ Other Info. Product 2002 Value $000 Qty in Tons Import Growth in 2002-2006 Average Yearly Unit Price 2006 Value $000 Qty in Tons 93 Value Change % in 2006 Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Major Sources and Share in % and other information Chilli 7,455 11,379 12,232 13,255 64% 17% Malaysia (59%), Vietnam (23%), Thailand (7%) 2002 $ 655/ton 2003 $ 695/ton 2004 $ 716/ton 2005 $ 868 /ton 2006 $ 922/ton Grapes 21,468 12,503 27,875 12,166 29% -3% USA (39%), Australia (35%), Import Growth in 2002-2006 Average Yearly Unit Price South Africa (13%) 2002 $ 731 /ton 2003 $ 1900/ ton 2004 $ 2002 Per ton 2005 $ 2128 Per ton 2006 $2291 Per ton Mango 13,263 29,730 14,110 16,027 6% -46% Thailand (45%), Malaysia Import Growth in 2002-2006 Average Yearly Unit Price (15%), Australia (10%) 2002 US $ 446 per ton 2003 US $ 744 per ton 2004 US $ 709 per ton 2005 US $ 760 per ton 2006 US $ 880 per ton Onions 10,398 44,141 14,790 43,887 42% -1% India (30%), Malaysia (22%), Import Growth in 2002-2006 Average Yearly Unit Price Import Growth in 2002-2006 China ( 10%) 2002 US $ 235 per ton 2003 US $ 296 per ton 2004 US $ 300 per ton 2005 US $ 316 per ton 2006 US $ 337 per ton Tomato 12,139 19,554 13,605 24,007 12% 22% Malaysia (85%), Thailand (6.2%), Australia (4%) Average Yearly Unit Price 2002US $ 620 per ton 2003 US $ 573 per ton 2004 US $ 567 per ton 2005 US $ 693 per ton 2006 US $ 566 per ton The summary table shows that for major fresh fruits and vegetables the imports market is in decreasing trend. Unit price of all products has increased in 5 years. The market for Chilli is growing slowly and the import value of Chilli has increased by 64% in 5 yrs time. The import market for Grapes decreased by 3 % in quantity but the price of the grapes has increased by
29%. Similarly for mango the import quantity decreased by 46% in 5 years and value is increased by 6%. Onion import value is increased by 42% whereas the import quantity has decreased by 1%. And for tomato market has increased in terms of value by 12% and in quantity by 22%. 2. Import Analysis Chillies In 2006 Singapore imported 13,255 tons of chili amounting to US$ 12.2 million, representing an increase by 15 % over the year 2005. The import of chili into Singapore has been increasing trend i.e.7139 in the year 2002 to 12232 in 2006. Singapore imports chili from around 10 different countries and among them Malaysia is one of the major exporter and trading partners of Singapore in chili. In 2006 Malaysia alone exported 7177 thousands of chilli to Singapore which is 58.7% of the total value imported. India has also been exporting chili to Singapore from the year 2002 i.e. 1 thousand to 29 thousand tons in 2006. The other top exporters of Chillies to Singapore are Vietnam accounting for 22.7% (of the total imported value), Thailand (7.3%), China (5%), and Indonesia (5%). The annual import growths of chili over the period of 5 yrs in Singapore are 14% and 5% in terms of value and quantity respectively. The average unit price for the imported chili in 2006 was US$923. There has been an increase in the quantity imports of chili i.e. 11815 tons in 2002 to 13255 tons in 2006. The monthly data import of chili for Singapore indicates that Malaysia has been the major exporter. December 2007 is the month which has the highest imports over the whole year i.e1442 thousands and 1271 tons. Average monthly unit price is presented in Chart below: Grapes In 2006 Singapore imported 2166 tons of grapes amounting to US$ 27.9 million, representing an increased in value by 8% over the year 2005. The import of grapes in Singapore has been increasing trend i.e. 21648 in the year 2002 to 27875 in 2006. Singapore imports grapes from 94
around 18 different countries and among them India is also one of the trading partners. In 2006 India alone exported 81 thousands of grapes to Singapore which is quite minimal as compared to other nations. India has been exporting grapes to Singapore from the year 2002 the highest value stand in the year 2004 i.e.106 thousand. The other top exporters of grapes to Singapore are: United States of America stands as the largest source of import accounting for 38.3% (of the total imported value) followed by Australia (34.8 % ), South Africa (12.9%), and Chile (5.5%). The annual import growth of grapes over the period of 5 yrs in Singapore is 7% and 0 % in terms of value and quantity respectively. The average unit price for the imported grapes in 2006 was US$2291. There has been an increase in the quantity imports of grapes i.e.12503 tons in 2002 to 12166 tons in 2006. The monthly data import of grapes for Singapore indicates that South Africa has been the major exporter. November 2007 is the month which has the highest imports over the whole year i.e. 3518 thousands (in value) and 1,423 tons. Average monthly import prices of Grapes are presented below: Unit Price Calculation Unit Price 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 'World 'Australia 'South Africa 2007-M04 2007-M05 2007-M06 2007-M07 2007-M08 2007-M09 2007-M10 2007-M11 2007-M12 2008-M01 2008-M02 2008-M03 Month Mango In 2006 Singapore imported 16,027 thousand tons of mangoes amounting to US$ 14110 thousands. This represents the value imported by 14.33% over the year 2005. The import of mangoes in Singapore has been increasing minimally i.e. 13263 in the year 2002 to14110 in 2006. Singapore imports mangoes from around 15 different countries and among them India is also one of the trading partners. In 2006 India alone exported 604 thousands of mangoes to Singapore. The export trend has been in the steady rate. The other top exporters of mangoes to Singapore are: Thailand stands as the largest source of import accounting for 45 % both in terms of value and volume. The other major exporters of mango to the country are Malaysia (14.6%), Australia (10.5%) Philippines (10%) Taiwan (4.8%) 95
The annual import growth of mangoes over the period of 5 yrs in Singapore is 1% and -12% in terms of value and quantity respectively. The average unit price for the imported mangoes is US$ 880. There has been a decrease in the quantity imports of mangoes i.e. 29730 tons in 2002 to 16207 tons in 2006. The monthly import data of mangoes in Singapore indicates that Thailand has been the major exporter. July 2007 is the month which has the highest imports over the whole year i.e. 1935 thousands and 600 tons. Average monthly prices are presented in graph below. Unit Price 6000 Unit Price 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2007-M04 2007-M06 2007-M08 2007-M10 2007-M12 2008-M02 'World 'Thailand 'Malaysia 'Philippines Month Onions In 2006 Singapore imported 43887 tons of onion amounting to US$ 14790 thousands. This represents an increase in import value 10% over the year 2005.The import of onion in Singapore has been increasing trend i.e. 10398 in the year 2002 to 14790 in 2006. Singapore imports onions from around 15 different countries and among them India is one of the major exporter and trading partners of Singapore in onions.. In 2006 India alone exported 4417 thousands of onions to Singapore which is 29.9% of the total value imported. India has been exporting commercial quantities of onions to Singapore from the year 2002 i.e. 19617 that increased to 22942in 2006. The other top exporters of onions to Singapore are Malaysia accounting for 22.3 % of the total imported value, followed by China 9.8 %,Indonesia (9.6%), and Thailand (8.6%) The annual import growth of onions over the period of 5 yrs in Singapore is 8% and 0 % in terms of value and quantity respectively. The average unit price for the imported onions in 2006 was US$ 337. There has been an increase in the quantity imports of onions i.e.44141 tons in 2002 to 43887 tons in 2006. The monthly data import of onions for Singapore indicates that India has been the major exporter. December 2007 is the month which has the highest imports over the whole year i.e. 4310.35 tons. But November has the highest value i.e. 1828 thousand of onions. 96
Unit Price in USD per Ton 1600.00 1400.00 1200.00 Unit Price 1000.00 800.00 600.00 'World 'India 'Malaysia 'Thailand 400.00 200.00 0.00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Month Tomato In 2006 Singapore imported 24,007 thousand tons of tomatoes amounting to US$ 13605 thousands. This represents the value imported by 4% over the year 2006. The import of tomatoes in Singapore has been increasing minimally i.e. 12139 in the year 2002 to 13605 in 2006. Singapore imports tomatoes from around 13 different countries and among them India is also one of the trading partners. In 2006 India alone exported 1 thousands of mangoes to Singapore which is quite minimal. India has been exporting tomatoes to Singapore from the year 2002 itself which stood 12 thousand. The other top exporters of tomatoes to Singapore are: Malaysia stands as the largest source of import accounting for 84.4 % (of the total imported value). The other major exporters of tomatoes to the country are Thailand (6.2% of the total import value.), Australia (4%), and Netherlands (3.2%), New Zealand (0.6%) The annual import growth of tomatoes over the period of 5 yrs in Singapore is 4% in terms of value as well as quantity. The average unit price for the imported tomatoes in 2006 was US$ 567. There has been an increase in the quantity imports of tomatoes i.e.19554 tons in 2002 to 24004 tons in 2006. The monthly data import of tomatoes for Singapore indicates that Malaysia has been the major exporter. August 2007 is the month which has the highest imports over the whole year i.e. 1842 thousands (in value) and 1987.87 tons. Monthly unit prices are presented in the Chart below: 97
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Detailed tables a. Chillies Table -I: Import of Chilli by Singapore in Value in USD thousands Exporters 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 'World 7,139 7,455 7,398 8,136 10,630 12,232 'Malaysia 5,785 5,788 5,327 5,377 7,141 7,177 'Viet Nam 111 491 668 1,149 1,679 2,775 'Thailand 1,060 832 927 1,139 968 888 'China 17 101 183 283 366 610 'Indonesia 0 0 16 53 372 610 'Japan 43 44 42 41 49 61 'Australia 60 77 51 9 12 51 'India 1 2 15 9 16 29 'United States of America 9 7 6 8 19 15 'Netherlands 40 39 43 24 4 8 'Bangladesh 0 0 3 0 1 2 'Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 2 Table -II: Import of Chilli by Singapore in Quantity in Tons Exporters 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 'World 11,815 11,379 10,634 11,352 12,245 13,255 'Malaysia 10,286 9,508 8,248 7,901 8,411 8,516 'Viet Nam 155 631 799 1,548 1,776 2,522 'Thailand 1,263 1,020 1,245 1,504 1,410 1,169 'China 14 93 187 304 340 582 'Indonesia 0 0 15 35 267 421 'India 1 1 13 12 25 18 'Australia 50 43 26 3 4 12 'Japan 13 7 4 3 3 4 99
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b. Grapes Table -I: Import of Grapes by Singapore in Value in USD thousands Exporters 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 'World 21,648 22,027 24,911 25,827 27,875 'United States of America 9,678 10,137 11,328 11,958 10,682 'Australia 8,950 7,871 7,544 8,246 9,703 'South Africa 1,989 1,985 3,229 3,411 3,591 'Chile 467 591 1,091 535 1,544 'Peru 0 285 604 563 589 'China 246 356 443 229 434 'Israel 0 32 94 422 407 'Saudi Arabia 2 121 1 68 208 'Egypt 0 62 224 92 163 'Japan 30 54 79 122 156 'Republic of Korea 0 13 30 19 102 'Taiwan, Province of China 1 46 1 5 94 'India 1 3 106 38 81 'Argentina 126 135 43 99 76 Table- II: Import of Grapes by Singapore in Quantity in Tons Exporters 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 'World 12,503 11,593 12,443 12,136 12,166 'USA 5,341 5,163 5,294 5,693 4,484 'Australia 5,249 4,101 3,937 3,794 4,073 'South Africa 1,171 1,051 1,533 1,496 1,666 'Chile 348 413 661 320 826 'Peru 0 148 289 229 318 'China 203 306 367 158 269 'Israel 0 31 66 228 168 'Saudi Arabia 1 62 0 32 95 'Egypt 0 28 94 46 77 'Argentina 82 85 34 69 53 'India 2 2 80 29 49 'Taiwan, 0 12 0 2 30 ' Korea R 0 5 9 4 23 102
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c. Mangoes Table -I: Import of Mangoes by Singapore in Value in USD thousands Exporters 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 'World 13,263 13,230 13,008 12,341 14,110 'Thailand 4,193 3,203 4,861 5,229 6,355 'Malaysia 3,591 2,836 2,855 2,538 2,064 'Australia 2,117 1,640 1,226 1,428 1,478 'Philippines 718 933 976 1,097 1,408 'Taiwan 1,528 2,922 1,640 131 677 'India 666 842 595 672 640 'Indonesia 0 346 320 424 502 'China 0 26 36 106 447 'Pakistan 338 185 239 455 323 'Peru 0 0 0 21 84 'Israel 49 112 48 151 76 'South Africa 44 139 177 53 32 Table -II: Imports of Mangoes by Singapore in Quantity in Tons Exporters 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 'World 29,730 17,768 18,323 16,217 16,027 'Thailand 17,858 4,566 7,203 7,466 7,882 'Malaysia 7,728 6,390 7,268 6,309 4,863 'Taiwan 1,769 4,032 1,826 93 683 'Australia 1,233 859 576 614 597 'Philippines 393 571 435 375 473 'Indonesia 0 370 280 364 401 'India 381 518 325 354 374 'China 0 38 24 93 359 'Pakistan 269 141 169 340 227 'Peru 0 0 0 21 63 'Israel 45 98 44 124 52 'South Africa 42 118 142 40 29 105
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d. Onions Table -I: Import of Onions by Singapore in Value in USD thousands Exporters 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 'World 10,398 12,350 12,264 13,449 14,790 'India 3,434 3,754 4,185 3,895 4,417 'Malaysia 2,461 2,564 2,808 3,186 3,294 'China 611 1,110 512 1,275 1,456 'Indonesia 0 1,392 1,259 1,312 1,420 'Thailand 838 467 530 880 1,269 'New Zealand 714 658 1,202 361 682 'Netherlands 732 1,079 809 882 649 'United States of America 173 52 29 33 495 'Philippines 294 816 451 452 408 Table -II: Import of Onions by Singapore in Quantity in Tons Exporters 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 'World 44,141 41,586 40,778 42,535 43,887 'India 19,617 20,075 20,450 18,276 22,942 'Malaysia 8,335 5,956 6,419 6,715 6,565 'China 2,349 4,653 1,744 5,254 4,046 'Netherlands 3,248 3,704 3,274 4,326 2,240 'New Zealand 3,243 2,127 4,074 1,333 1,914 'Indonesia 0 1,886 1,775 1,318 1,401 'United States of America 537 121 43 44 1,318 'Thailand 1,372 717 818 1,086 1,304 'Australia 1,526 451 605 624 859 'Pakistan 792 432 133 1,693 421 'Philippines 536 1,222 864 636 390 108
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e. Tomatoes Table -I: Import of Tomatoes by Singapore in Value in USD thousands Exporters Imported value in 2002 Imported value in 2003 Imported value in 2004 Imported value in 2005 Imported value in 2006 'World 12,139 11,937 11,963 14,656 13,605 'Malaysia 9,626 9,968 10,292 12,821 11,476 'Thailand 669 580 573 565 840 'Australia 895 391 374 455 542 'Netherlands 451 465 390 376 436 'New Zealand 125 158 128 107 83 'China 284 76 85 77 64 'Japan 23 22 25 38 58 'Indonesia 0 130 56 152 31 'Italy 0 0 9 29 22 'United States of America 7 8 10 14 22 'France 4 5 13 20 15 'Viet Nam 22 66 5 1 9 Table- II: Import of Tomatoes by Singapore in Quantity in Tons Exporters 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Imported Imported Imported Imported Imported quantity, quantity, quantity, quantity, quantity, Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons 'World 19,554 20,819 21,068 21,121 24,007 'Malaysia 16,224 18,577 19,217 19,369 22,575 'Thailand 1,448 1,025 1,197 834 976 'Australia 717 174 142 195 192 'Netherlands 146 129 101 89 91 'China 815 160 172 108 69 'Indonesia 0 424 185 452 54 'New Zealand 44 42 34 38 29 'Japan 4 3 3 3 6 'Viet Nam 50 137 12 3 4 'Italy 0 0 1 24 3 'United States of America 2 2 2 3 3 'Belgium 0 0 0 0 2 112
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