January-September exports climb 9 per cent in volume and 5 per cent in value, according to data processed by Fepex
Spain’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports increased by 9 per cent in volume in January-September this year, up on the corresponding period of 2023.
Volumes totalled 9mn tonnes, while export value rose 5 per cent €13.04bn, according to statistics from the Customs and Excise Department, processed by Fepex.
That export value was made up of €7.38bn of fruit, up 9 per cent, and €5.67bn of vegetables, a slight drop of 0.3 per cent.
In volume terms, fresh fruit exports for the nine months stood at just over 5mn tonnes, some 9.5 per cent more than the same period of 2023.
After citrus, the most exported categories were stonefruit, watermelon and melon, and berries.
Nectarine exports climbed 13.5 per cent in volume and 11 per cent in value to 317,713 tonnes and €468mn respectively, while flat peaches (paraguayos) jumped 12 per cent in volume to 200,403 tonnes and 19 per cent in value to €309mn.
Watermelon exports stood at 777,064 tonnes (up 16 per cent) and €545mn (up 10 per cent) and melon exports rose to 325,449 tonnes (up 6 per cent) at a value of €312.5mn (up 9 per cent).
Strawberry sales were up 4 per cent in volume to 252,815 tonnes, with value jumping 12 per cent to €773mn.
In the first nine months of the year, fresh vegetable exports came to 4.05mn tonnes, up 9 per cent, with increasing volumes in the pepper, lettuce, tomato and cucumber categories.
Pepper exports amounted to 555,006 tonnes (up 15 per cent) and 1.1mn in value (up 0.2 per cent); lettuce sales climbed to 501,240 tonnes (up 5 per cent) and €612mn (down 3.5 per cent); tomato sales came in at 499,994 tonnes (up 19 per cent) and €780mn (down 10 per cent); and cucumber sales totalled 429,871 tonnes (up 4 per cent) and €587mn (down 7 per cent).
