Spain: Almería exports two and a half million olives to the world

Andalusia breaks a sales record and consolidates itself as the leader in exports of table olives in Spain in the period from January to October 2023, thanks to a bill totaling 470 million euros, motivated by a growth of 1.5% year-on-year. These positive data have facilitated a trade surplus of 463 million euros, and a coverage rate of 7,442%, that is, 4,311 points above the national rate, which means that Andalusia has sold 75 times more than it has bought. to foreign trade in the first ten months of 2023, the Board reports in a press release. At the regional level, Almería is the fifth exporting province, with nearly two and a half million olives sold. According to Andalucía Trade reports, the data reveal that, despite the drought, the sector has resisted a critical situation, so that the community has managed to maintain its leadership in exports of table olives, and also concentrates the 68% of Spain's total sales, 50 points ahead of the second largest exporter, the Valencian ...