Big export fall for Spanish fresh produce
Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable exports decreased 10.5 per cent during the January-November period of 2022, totalling 10.7m tonnes, according to the latest data from the Department of Customs and Excise.
Fresh produce imports increased by 7 per cent, coming in at 3.4m tonnes, while the value of exports and imports climbed 1 per cent and 15 per cent respectively.
A sharp decline in the volume of fruit and vegetable exports up to November occurred both in vegetables, with 4.7m tonnes, (down 7 per cent), and in fruit, with 6m tonnes (down 13 per cent).
In value terms, vegetables grew 8 per cent, totalling €6.21bn, but fruit fell 3.5 per cent, totalling €8bn.
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