Trade with the US: Spain exports fruit and vegetables worth €85 million and the EU €198 million

Published 2024년 11월 6일

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The article highlights a decrease in Spanish and EU fruit and vegetable exports to the United States, with Spain's exports valued at €85 million in 2023, a 2% decrease from the previous year, and the EU's at €198 million, a 9% decrease. Spanish exports to the US totaled 27,103 tonnes, with garlic being the most exported item, and the EU's to the US were 72,688 tonnes, led by kiwifruit. The article attributes the decline to the complex process of obtaining US approval for phytosanitary protocols for each product, a hurdle that other EU producer countries also face. This explains why Spain ranks 20th in terms of destination markets for its fruits and vegetables in the US.

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Yesterday, elections were held in the United States. In the fruit and vegetable sector, the United States ranks 20th in terms of destination countries for Spanish exports, which reached a value of 85 million euros in 2023, falling by 2% compared to the previous year, the same as in the EU, with exports worth 198 million euros, 9% less. In volume, Spanish exports of fruit and vegetables in 2023 to the United States stood at 27,103 tonnes, with a year-on-year drop of 18% and a downward trend in the last five years, since in 2019 sales in the US market stood at 36,328 tonnes and last year they were 27,103 tonnes, 25% less. Garlic was the most exported fruit and vegetable to the United States in 2023, with 18,801 tonnes worth 67.5 million euros. It was followed at a great distance by cucumber, with 1,878 tonnes worth 3.7 million euros and onion, with 1,763 tonnes worth 1.5 million euros. They were followed by potatoes, with 1,099 tonnes worth 2.1 million euros and mandarins, with ...

Source: Agrodigital