The Spanish orange triumphs in the United Arab Emirates

Until March 31, the Dubai World Expo will take place, which has also just held a week dedicated to Agriculture, Food and Ways of Life. In the fruit and vegetable sector, Spanish exports to the United Arab Emirates amount to 40,440 tons and 48.5 million euros, a country that will be one of the guests at Fruit Attraction 2022. In 2021, Spain exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) a total of 22,827 tons of fruit and 17,753 tons of vegetables, with a value of 31.2 million in the case of fruit and 17.2 million euros for vegetables, according to data of the Department of Customs and Special Taxes processed by Fepex. Cabbages, with 7.2 million euros, and oranges, with 7 million euros, are the best-selling products from Spain to the UAE in 2021. In fruit, apples also stand out, with 4.6 million euros, tangerines with 4.2 million euros and the persimmon, with 3.4 million euros. In vegetables, the most exported after cabbages were onions with 4.5 million euros and lettuce with 3 million ...