The Spanish export of strawberries until September falls by 11% compared to the same period in 2021
Fruits
Vegetables
Spain
Published Nov 19, 2022
Tridge summary
The Spanish export of fruit and vegetables until September has shown a contraction of 8% compared to the same period of 2021, totaling 8.8 million tons, according to data from the Customs and Excise Department of the Tax Agency processed by Fepex.
Original content
Regarding vegetables, the volume exported in the first nine months of the year totaled 3.8 million tons, falling 6% year-on-year and practically all vegetables decreased: pepper, with 545,529 tons (-6.5%), lettuce , with 493,741 tons (-10%), tomato, with 458,279 tons (-4%) or cabbages, with 389,276 tons (-5%). The export of fresh fruit fell a higher percentage; specifically 10%, totaling 5 million tons. Among the fruits with the greatest decreases are watermelon, with 670,566 tons (-27%); melon, with 318,808 tons (-19%); the strawberry with 273,953 tons (-11%) or the nectarine, with 246,721 tons (-23%). On the contrary, Spanish imports of fresh fruit and vegetables grew by 7% in the analyzed period, standing at 2.7 million tons, of which 1.26 million corresponded to vegetables, with a growth of 15% and 1. 5 million tons were fruits (+1%). The behavior of consumption, ...
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