Fruit import puts Vigo firmly on the map as a port in Spain

The port of Vigo has become a powerhouse in Spanish fruit imports. In recent years, the city in Galicia has experienced the strongest growth in the fruit trade among all Spanish ports. The port is presenting itself as a gateway to Europe for Costa Rican products, including bananas. The growth in fruit imports has been truly spectacular. In 2019, the throughput of fruit and vegetables in Vigo amounted to only 16,625 tons, but two years later that figure quickly increased tenfold thanks to an agreement between Termavi and Del Monte. Everything changed in January 2020, when the French shipping company CMA-CGM started making a stopover in Vigo for fruit from South America, which until then had happened via Hamburg Süd in the port of the Galician city of Marín. In 2022, Vigo continued to grow, importing 170,000 tons of fruit in containers from Costa Rica, Brazil and Colombia. The main fruits entering Vigo are banana, pineapple and melon, but citrus also arrives from South Africa for ...