The table illustrates the values of New Zealand kiwi fruit exported to Japan, China, Mexico, Russia, and Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2012.
Overall, the values increased consistently in most countries except for Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Japan’s figure remained dramatically higher than the other countries.
In 2010, the value of kiwi in Japan stood at $271,100,000, around three times higher than that of China. The figures for Mexico, Russia, and Saudi Arabia were relatively lower, at $6,000,000, $968,000, and $290,000, respectively.
From 2011 onwards, the figure continued to increase in Japan, climbing from $287,400,000 in 2011 to $325,300,000 in 2012. China and Russia shared a similar pattern, with the value rising to $94,000,000 and $2,404,000 in 2012, respectively. By contrast, the figure for Mexico and Saudi Arabia fluctuated differently. While the former decreased to $2,400,000 in 2011 and bounced back to $3,300,000 in 2012, the latter grew significantly to $407,000 in 2011 before declining to $82,000 in the final year.
