Spain: Foreign purchases of fruit and vegetables rose by 2% in volume and 10% in value until August

Spanish imports of fresh fruit and vegetables from January to August grew by 2% in volume and 10% in value compared to the same period in 2023, reaching 2.8 million tonnes and 3.259 billion euros. Vegetables have been the imports that have grown the most from January to August 2024, with 10% in volume and 16% more in value, compared to the same months of the previous year, totalling 1.3 million tonnes and 1.031 billion euros, according to the latest data, processed by Fepex, whose source is the Department of Customs and Excise. Potatoes continue to be the most imported vegetable by Spain and also by the entire fruit and vegetable sector, with 798,308 tonnes and 374 million euros, representing year-on-year growth of 13% in volume and 21% in value. This is followed by tomatoes, with an import of 109,974 tonnes, the same amount as in the previous period, for a value of 127 million euros (+3%). As for fruit, the quantities purchased in other countries fell by 4%, standing at 1.5 ...