Spain: Fruit and vegetable export record in Andalusia

Andalusia reached a new record for fruit and vegetable exports in the first nine months of 2022, with 5,135 million euros, its all-time high in January-September since records exist (1995), thanks to a growth of 10.8% compared to the same period of 2021. The community reinforces its leadership in fruit and vegetable exports from Spain, with two out of every five euros (42%) of national sales, which reached 12,339 million euros, well ahead of the Valencian Community (21.9%) and the Region of Murcia (18.8%), according to Extenda data. The province of Almería, between January and September 2022, accounted for 51% of total Andalusian exports, with a new historical record to reach 2,639 million euros, which also represents 21.4% of the national total. Regarding its main destinations, the top ten are European, but there is significant progress towards diversification in Canada, the fastest growing market of the top 20, with more than double the turnover of the previous year (134%), to ...