With a value of more than 3 and a half billion, Morocco is the first source of vegetables and fruits to Spain

Spain imported from Morocco 66 percent of its total imports of vegetables and fruits last year, ranking the Kingdom as the first exporter to Madrid, according to data published by the Spanish Export Credit Agency (CESCE). The same source indicated that Spain imported from Morocco last year 46 percent of vegetables and 20 percent of fruits, bringing the total to 66 percent of Spain's total imports of agricultural products from the world. Morocco's exports of vegetables and fruits to Spain increased by 12.8 percent last year, compared to 2021, amounting to 3 billion and 523 million euros. Tomatoes stand out as the most exported vegetable to Spain, as it increased from 19 thousand tons to 80 thousand tons from January 2021 to November of the same year, as well as green beans, whose export volume reached more than 70 thousand tons, while pepper moved from 21 thousand to 74 thousand. tons. In the fruit sector, among the products that achieved the largest growth in imports, avocados ...