required report public distribution date 1 2 2005 gain number fr5010 france dried fruit annual approved by kurt seifarth us embassy prepared marie cécile hénard highlights is the largest producer and exporter of prunes in europe as a result two abnormally large crops 2001 2003 beginning stocks my 2004 05 were high production 44 000 mt each united states compete on european markets mainly uk germany greece netherlands italy however leading export for french 04 algeria 16 percent market share russia 11 since 2002 harvested under certain standards have benefited from protected geographical indication pgi with logo pruneaux d agen brand name includes psd changes yes trade matrix paris fr1 fr usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 09 page unclassified table contents executive summary 3 section i situation outlook ii statistical tables 4 iii supply demand policy marketing 6
