Spain: The increase in the purchase of tomatoes from Morocco and Turkey puts exports in check
Fresh Tomato
Vegetables
Spain
Published May 28, 2023
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For fruit and vegetable exporters, the situation of Moroccan tomato imports is totally "out of control", although countries like Turkey are also positioned as a strong competition that causes fear in producers of a reduction in the market. Community purchases from Morocco have gone from 365,695 tons to 557,225 tons in 2022 since 2013, the first year after the entry into force of the Association Agreement between the EU and the Maghreb country, a volume that increases to 701,541 tons if included United Kingdom. Currently, the latest data available from the Ministry of Agriculture on the 2022/2023 forecast show that the volumes exported by Spain fall below those registered in 2016/2017 and the average of the last five campaigns. Despite the growth for the second consecutive season in the area planted with winter tomatoes, Spanish tomato exports, until February of this year, have continued to fall in volume. The director of the Fepex fruit and vegetable federation, José María ...
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