Egypt emerges as a new competitor for the Spanish potato

The FEPEX Potato Committee met this week in Madrid to analyze the campaign forecasts, as well as the evolution of foreign trade, highlighting the concern about the continued growth of imports, especially that from Egypt, which grew by 2,100 % in the last five years. Decrease in consumption and lack of phytosanitary products were other topics addressed. The potato is the product within the fruit and vegetable sector most imported by Spain. With more than one million tons imported in 2023, a figure equivalent to 55% of what is produced, it is an issue of special relevance for the FEPEX Potato Committee, which requires a deep analysis in all public and sectoral bodies, according to its president. , Alfonso Saénz de Cámara. Spanish potato imports have grown by 30% in volume and doubled in value, 60%, in the last five years, totaling one million tons and 472 million euros respectively. Along these lines, the Committee, held at the FEPEX headquarters in Madrid, confirmed how Egypt has ...