Spain remains the main supplier of pepper in Europe

Despite the floods, Spain remains the main supplier of vegetable peppers in Europe. This is stated in the review of the pepper market by FreshPlaza. The publication notes that despite the devastating rain and floods, Spanish producers still experience high and constant demand for pepper. And although pepper suffered the biggest losses, the supply at this stage of the campaign in Spain is developing normally. They had an almost uninterrupted supply of pepper from the Spanish province of Almeria to the United Kingdom. One major pepper grower in northern Italy says very hot weather conditions in 2024 have caused crop losses of 25-30%. In the Netherlands and Belgium, the local pepper season is coming to an end as yellow pepper acreage is reduced. Pepper supplies come to Germany from many countries. Yellow peppers currently come mainly from the Netherlands and Spain, although German and Belgian ...