51 million tonnes of fresh vegetables produced in Europe

Published 2021년 6월 11일

Tridge summary

In 2020, Spain remained the leading European country in fresh vegetable production, with a slight decrease to 9.9 Mt from 10.11 Mt in the previous year, primarily due to a significant drop in onion harvest. Tomatoes were the most cultivated vegetable, followed by peppers, onions, and lettuce. The shift in production towards peppers is attributed to the competitive export market for tomatoes. Italy and France followed in second and third place with 6.57 Mt and 5.6 Mt of fresh vegetable production, respectively. While Italy's fruit vegetable harvests saw growth, France experienced a slight decline, particularly in tomato production.

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Original content

In Spain, the leading European vegetable producer, production of fresh vegetables in 2020 stands at 9.9 Mt (10.11 Mt in 2019). This drop in production is explained by a sharp drop in the onion harvest (almost -30%), which reached record levels in 2019 (1.6 Mt). Tomatoes are the most produced vegetable in Spain (1.75 Mt in 2020), ahead of peppers (1.42 Mt), onions (1.13 Mt) and lettuce (0.99 Mt). In recent years, Spanish vegetable production has been marked by an increase in the area devoted to peppers to the detriment of tomatoes. This trend is due to strong competition in the tomato export market (North Africa, North West Europe). Read also: The 5 biggest organic markets in Europe Italy is the second European country for the production of fresh vegetables (6.57 Mt in 2020). Its main productions are tomatoes (1.07 Mt), zucchini (584,000 t), carrots (523,000 t) and fennel (502,000 t). The 2020 harvest of Italian fresh vegetables is equivalent to that of the previous year. 2020 was ...

Source: Pleinchamp