Editing Pomegranate (section)

==Production and export==
The leading producers globally are India and China, followed by Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, the US, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, and Spain.<ref name="unece">{{cite web | url=https://unece.org/sustainable-development/press/new-unece-standard-will-boost-international-trade-pomegranate | title=New UNECE standard will boost international trade in pomegranate {{pipe}} UNECE }}</ref>
During 2019, Chile, Peru, Egypt, Israel, India, and Turkey supplied pomegranates to the [[European Union|European]] market.<ref name="fp2019">{{cite web |title=Overview: Global pomegranate market |url=https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9143157/overview-global-pomegranate-market/ |publisher=FreshPlaza |access-date=15 March 2021 |date=13 September 2019}}</ref> Chile was the main supplier to the United States market, which has a limited supply from [[Southern California]].<ref name=fp2019/> China was self-sufficient for its pomegranate supply in 2019, while other [[South Asia]] markets were supplied mainly by India.<ref name=fp2019/> Pomegranate production and exports in [[South Africa]] competed with South American shipments in 2012–18, with export destinations including Europe, the [[Middle East]], the [[United Kingdom]], and Russia.<ref name="sao">{{cite web |title=Pomegranate production in South Africa |author=Marinda Louw|url=https://southafrica.co.za/pomegranate-production-south-africa.html |publisher=South Africa Online |access-date=15 March 2021 |date=2021}}</ref> South Africa imports pomegranates mainly from Israel.<ref name=sao/>