Spain: The pantry of Europe

Spain is a world power in the production and export of fruit and vegetables. In fact, and according to the annual report European Statistics Handbook 2021, recently released by the organizers of the German fair Fruit Logistica, it was again the first fruit and vegetable producing country in the European Union in 2020 with a total volume of 23.12 million tons . Specifically, Spain produced 13.20 million tons of fruit last year, a figure lower than that of 2019 (13.25 million), 2018 (14.24 million) and 2017 (13.30 million). Its horticultural production stood at 9.92 million tons, compared to 10.11 million in 2019, 9.86 million in 2018 and 9.75 million in 2017. With these high production volumes and a wide variety of products , the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector maintains, without neglecting the national market, a strong export vocation with a growing trend in recent years. Spanish commercial leadership in fruit and vegetable exports is indisputable, especially in its main ...