The tomato sector, at war due to the lack of data on Moroccan imports

The tomato sector is up in arms over the "disappearance" of information about the volumes imported from Morocco; a situation that has sparked complaints from producers and exporters, who are demanding "transparency and respect" for European standards from the European Commission. The European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development has issued a statement on its portal acknowledging that, "due to the delay in data transmission by some customs authorities, import data since October 2025 are well below the usual level." In fact, if you consult the graphs on that portal, it is evident that, since October 2025, imports are well below the average of the period 2020-2024 and of the year 2024. Last October, the EU imported 8,497 tons of tomatoes from Morocco and Western Sahara, well below the 66,675 tons average for the period 2020-2024 and the 71,463 tons of October 2024. In November last year, 11,164 tons of tomatoes were imported from that destination ...