Turkish imports of tomatoes to the EU are growing the most

Although Morocco remains the largest exporter to the countries of the European Union, from September 2023 to May 2024, its sales decreased by 6.8%, compared to the previous period. The second exporter is Turkey, which is 2.3 times behind Morocco in absolute terms, and over the last 5 years, it has increased the supply of its tomatoes to the European Union by 40.4% This is reported by Efeagro. The publication notes that 1,370,552 tons of tomatoes were imported within the EU itself, which is 5.7% less than the previous campaign and a 9.6% decrease compared to the average of the last five years. Arrivals of tomatoes of non-European origin totaled 705,482 tonnes, also down 5.9% from the previous year, but up 13.4% from the five-year average. Looking at third countries, Morocco continues to be the main supplier of tomatoes to the EU with 464,052 tonnes, followed by Turkey with 191,769 tonnes and Tunisia with 24,286 tonnes during the 2023/2024 campaign. Of these three markets, the ...