Less avocado for Spain

Published 2022년 9월 17일

Tridge summary

In the first half of 2022, Spain experienced a 21% increase in agricultural imports, totaling US$ 8,086 million, with its main suppliers being France, Morocco, and the United States. Despite a 3% decrease in exports, Peru remained a significant supplier, with avocado and asparagus being the most purchased products. However, the volume and value of these exports decreased by 8% and 16% respectively compared to the previous year, leading to a price decrease for avocado and a slight increase for asparagas. This shift in export volume to the United States has impacted the pricing and volume of Peruvian agricultural exports to Europe.

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During the first half of 2022, imports of agricultural products from Spain totaled US$ 8,086 million, which meant an increase of 21%. Its main suppliers were France, Morocco and the United States, which together accounted for 32% of everything acquired by Spain. Peru, for its part, was positioned as the ninth supplier, with US$ 276 million exported, 3% less than in 2021. Within the entire Spanish basket, the products of Peruvian origin that were most purchased were avocado and asparagus. Regarding the first, Peru was positioned as the main supplier, above Morocco. Peruvian shipments totaled 37,858 tons for US$86 million, which was 8% less in volume and 16% less in value compared to the previous year. The price of avocado decreased 8%, reaching US$ 2.27 per kilogram. Despite this, this product continued to be the most important in the Peruvian basket, representing 31% of all exports. It should be noted that part of the decrease observed is due to the reorientation of exports of ...

Source: Freshfruit.pe