Apple, China (Shaanxi)

Shaanxi, China34.50°N 108.90°E

computed criticality10/100

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~½ of world apples (49.6%, 47.6 Mt in 2022)

2023

Fault line

China grows about half the world's apples and dominates apple juice concentrate, an ingredient found throughout the global food industry.

Actors

Shaanxi & Shandong growers

Poland

United States

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