Volume and value grew through the opening two months of the year, according to Fepex
Spanish fruit and vegetable exports increased by 2 per cent in volume and a 6.5 per cent in value through the opening two months of the year.
According to data from the Department of Customs and Excise, processed by Fepex, exports came to 2.3mn tonnes in volume and €3.739bn in value, both up on the same period of 2024.
Vegetable exports registered a 3 per cent decline, totalling 1.27mn tonnes, although value improved by 2.6 per cent to €2.10bn.
Category leaders included peppers, with 203,052 tonnes (down 0.5 per cent) and €455.5mn (up 11 per cent), and cucumbers, with 194,166 tonnes (down 3 per cent) and €330mn in value (up 18.5 per cent).
Lettuce came in third place, at 191,278 tonnes (down 0.2 per cent) and €252mn (up 12 per cent), followed by tomatoes with 161,185 tonnes exported (down 15 per cent) and €301mn (down 0.6 per cent), and cabbages at 155,645 tonnes (up 2 per cent) and €240mn (up 7 per cent).
In fruit, both export volume and value grew, reaching 1mn tonnes (up 9.5 per cent) and €1.64bn (up 12 per cent).
Oranges topped the list with 375,220 tonnes exported at a value of €340mn, up 18.5 per cent and 9 per cent respectively, while mandarin exports also grew, coming in at 341,345 tonnes (up 3 per cent) and €467mn (up 8 per cent).
Strawberry exports also stood out in the months analysed, reaching 45,849 tonnes (up 5.5 per cent) and €222mn (up 20 per cent).
