Spanish table olive exports increased in 2021 despite the drop in shipments to the US

Published 2022년 3월 7일

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Spanish table olive exports increased by 3.4% in 2021, reaching 313,930 tons despite challenges such as tariffs from the United States. The largest market was the US, although shipments saw a 10.2% decrease to 54,500 tons. Sales to Arab countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, also declined, but increases to the European Union offset these losses. The EU's main markets were Italy, France, Portugal, Germany, and Poland. The UK and South Korea also reported significant growth in imports. Domestically, table olive sales in Spain rose by 1% to 176,000 tons.

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Spanish exports of table olives registered an increase of 3.4% in volume last year and reached 313,930 tons, according to data released by Asemesa (Spanish Association of Exporters and Industrialists of Table Olives), based on published by the General Directorate of Customs. This is an "acceptable" result, according to the association, if the adverse circumstances that the sector had to face in the past year are taken into account. Among them are the tariffs that the United States maintains on Spanish imports of black olives. Shipments to that country fell 10.2% compared to the previous year, to 54,500 tons. Despite this, it continued to be the leading market for Spanish table olives. Sales to Arab countries also fell, especially due to the drop in Saudi Arabia (16,300 tonnes; -11%). However, these decreases were more than compensated by the increase to other destinations, in particular to the European Union. The main EU markets were Italy (31,600 tons, a figure similar to that of ...

Source: Agropopular