Sauerkraut has loyal lovers

Submitted by Thomas Pröller, meat-n-more on , Published in Archive

Offer mainly from German production

Sauerkraut enjoys constant popularity in Germany, the per capita consumption has fluctuated between 1,1 and 1,2 kilograms for years. In 2002 it was again 1,1 kilograms. Most of the offer comes from local production. Of the total consumption of 9,43 million units of ten liters, around 9,0 million units came from the local industry. German sauerkraut was also in high demand abroad last year. The export could be increased by twelve percent to 7.170 tons. The main customer was the Netherlands with almost 1.500 tons, followed by the USA with 1.350 tons. Germany imported almost 3.700 tons of sauerkraut, eight percent less than in 2001. Poland was the main supplier with around 3.000 tons. 

Source: Bonn [ZmP]

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