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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11071

3 May 2014
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) agriculture
Consumption of fruit and vegetables falls in EU

Brussels, 02/05/2014 (Agence Europe) - The consumption of fruit and vegetables continued to fall in the EU in 2012, by 8.2% compared to the previous year, according to the annual report by the European fresh produce association, Freshfel, which was published on 28 April. This report also flags up an increase in exports.

On average, Europeans ate just 386.96 grammes of fresh fruit and vegetables in 2012, which is below the threshold of 400 grammes laid down by the World Health Organisation...

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