Morocco overtakes Spain as an exporter of tomatoes to the EU

For the first time, Morocco has dethroned Spain from its top spot on the list of tomato suppliers to the European Union (EU) in the first quarter of the year. Morocco exported more than 210 million kilos of tomatoes to the EU during the first three months of the year, which exceeds 30% of total European imports of this vegetable, according to the Spanish newspaper La Razón. According to the Spanish publication, these figures reflect an increase of more than 13 million tonnes compared to the same period last year. The turnover of Moroccan tomato exports to European territory recorded an estimated increase of more than five million euros compared to the previous year, reaching a total of more than 363 million euros in the first quarter of 2024. The Spanish newspaper also reports that the average selling price of Moroccan tomatoes was set at 1.73 euros per kilo, leading a large number of Moroccan companies to opt for the European ...