Watermelons: Spain reduced its purchases from Morocco by 75.51%

Spain has reduced its purchases of watermelons from Morocco by 75.51% in two campaigns, or 87.3 million kilos less. The watermelon market is shrinking in Europe, Spain is a perfect illustration of this underlying trend. The country, long the leading European buyer of this fruit, is now reducing its supply. Spanish purchases of watermelons from all supplier countries have been reduced by 44.89%, or a total of 63.02 million kilos less, with Senegal's purchases increasing by 11.33 million kilos (+89.5%) and Mauritania's by 8.73 million kilos, or 246.1% more. In the last two campaigns, Spain's purchases of watermelons from Morocco have been reduced by 87.3 million euros, or 75.51% less, although Spanish operators have increased their purchases in Senegal by 11.33 million euros (+89.5%) and in Mauritania by 246.1%, 8.73 million kilos more. This is indicated in the report prepared by Hortoinfo based on data from the Estacom statistical service. In total, Spain has reduced its purchases ...