Tomatoes represent 23.4% of total fresh vegetable consumption in Spain

Published 2024년 9월 4일

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Spain's per capita tomato consumption is 11.22 kilos per year, contributing to 23.4% of the country's total fresh vegetable consumption and generating around 990 million euros in revenue. The tomato sector, which includes exports to EU countries like Germany, France, and the UK, employs many and generates additional income. However, the sector faces challenges such as international competition, climate change, and high prices of agricultural inputs, and needs updates to entry and reference prices. Additionally, the sector is developing resistant varieties to the Rugoso virus and focusing on the value segment. The goal is to provide a sustainable, quality product to increase consumption and demand in Spain and Europe.

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Regardless of the variety chosen, in our country the per capita consumption of tomatoes is 11.22 kilos per person per year, according to the Food Consumption Report in Spain 2023 of the Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA). This translates into approximately a total of 217 million kilos of tomatoes in the last year. In total, tomatoes represent 23.4% of the total consumption of fresh vegetables in Spain and consumers spend around 990 million euros on this vegetable. “The numbers leave no room for doubt, the importance of tomatoes in the daily diet of Spaniards is a reality, whether in salads, sauces, stews or as the main ingredient in traditional dishes such as gazpacho and salmorejo,” says Juan Hernández, president of the Tomato sector at Proexport. Tomato production has a significant economic impact in Spain. This crop not only generates direct income through the sale of fresh and processed tomatoes, but the tomato sector employs thousands of workers in the cultivation, harvesting, ...

Source: Financialfood