Table 9.17:  IMPORTS OF FRESH AGRICULTURAL CROPS MAINLY PRODUCED IN MALDIVES FROM, 2005 - 2011
(Value in Rf)
Agricultural crops	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Banana ( Fresh or Dried )	2,340,188	4,353,207	5,971,511	9,186,128	10,222,597	10,914,506	9,565,296	8,208,515
Beans, Fresh or Chilled	5,253,693	5,897,150	7,663,957	9,351,251	10,560,835	9,638,860	10,420,583	12,881,867
Bitter Gourd ( Fresh or Chilled )	472,839	453,832	567,003	649,414	730,351	694,977	701,910	886,022
Bread Fruit ( Fresh or Chilled)	193,844	85,322	156,191	167,918	163,957	125,606	142,053	167,172
Cabbage ( Fresh or Chilled )	9,370,843	9,688,189	12,183,300	16,012,398	18,771,583	16,539,780	21,091,626	24,953,041
Cabbage Lettuce, Fresh or Chilled	7,091	2,107	3,463	5,091	-	35,001	7,179	3,121
Cassava & Manioc ( Fresh , Chilled or Frozen )	107,034	112,096	135,623	158,743	225,976	9,698,652	453,089	572,178
Chillies( Fresh or Chilled )	9,024,608	6,704,071	5,825,256	6,565,323	6,624,316	353,450	8,314,823	8,237,328
Cucumber ( Fresh or Chilled )	3,770,462	3,196,030	5,097,044	5,530,400	6,677,085	6,877,403	8,090,938	10,057,550
Drumstick ( Fresh or Chilled )	520,243	603,381	641,229	988,969	1,682,540	6,945,906	1,233,073	1,066,722
Guava ( Fresh or Dried )	1,644,428	1,952,085	3,238,641	4,379,362	5,366,331	1,203,917	7,096,747	7,876,799
Lettuce, Fresh Or Chilled, (Excl. Cabbage Lettuce)	#########	10,945,615	16,890,414	22,282,333	26,689,632	5,128,236	30,713,304	38,567,912
Mango ( Fresh or Dried )	8,014,517	7,672,238	12,128,348	17,540,919	18,816,964	25,294,435	23,921,607	29,593,258
Melons, Fresh, (Excl.Watermelons)	#########	11,541,997	15,860,763	20,417,482	22,454,538	20,263,318	22,666,380	31,428,572
Papaws (Papayas), Fresh	2,132,676	1,839,576	2,908,271	3,103,113	2,613,279	17,419,181	1,548,912	1,781,635
Pepper (Fresh or Chilled)	97,249	147,983	144,278	224,579	445,062	1,700,332	500,472	584,059
Pumpkin ( Fresh or Chilled)	1,117,418	969,217	1,302,661	1,426,941	1,714,594	1,449,725	1,946,673	1,819,631
Sapodila ( Fresh )	42,994	77,312	154,445	274,346	261,515	150,216	244,785	479,253
Snake Gourd ( Fresh or Chilled )	674,508	562,123	692,821	846,663	854,303	625,505	652,231	682,895
Sweet Potato ( Fresh , Chilled or Frozen )	839,980	1,116,296	1,461,621	1,566,035	1,816,213	1,619,569	13,590	2,267,010
Watermelons, (Fresh)	2,301,930	1,444,734	3,913,485	3,339,474	2,601,290	2,091,439	3,016,287	4,350,692
Source: Maldives Customs Service