Morocco removes Spain from the list of major suppliers of tomatoes to the European Union

In 2023, Morocco became the second supplier of tomatoes to member states of the European Union, while the Netherlands ranked first, while Morocco displaced Spain from second place, according to the report prepared by the (Hortoinfo) platform based on (Euroestacom) data. In the past five years, taking into account the ranking of the five largest suppliers of tomatoes to the European Union, only Turkey and Morocco have increased their share in the European market, by 147.28 percent in the Turkish case. 18.86 percent for Morocco. According to the same report, Morocco ranked second in terms of tomato supplies in the European Union during the year 2023, with a volume of 491.91 million kilograms, an increase of 78.06 million kilograms over the year 2019, with an average price of 1.98 euros per kilo in 2023, compared to 1.19 euros. per kilo in 2019. “The clear trend is that the Moroccans have already surpassed us in terms of the volume of exports to the European Union,” said the head of ...