required report public distribution date 9 6 2005 gain number uk5021 united kingdom fresh deciduous fruit annual approved by peter kurz us embassy prepared phil bicknell highlights the uk remains a large consumer of apples and pears but is increasingly reliant on imports for year round supply increased percent 13 respectively in my2004 fourth largest supplier to market with red organic popular traders consumers alike however very competitive domestic production competing against eu crops southern hemisphere early marketing season includes psd changes yes trade matrix london uk1 usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 15 unclassified table contents executive summary 3 section i situation & outlook 4 5 consumption 8 policy tariffs non tariff barriers 11 ii statistical tables 12
