In 2013, Spain was the European Union's largest pepper supplier. From the 1,117 million kilos imported by the EU, 46.35% were purchased from Spain, 35.37% from the Netherlands and the remaining 6.82% from Morocco, according to data provided by Euroestacom (Eurostat-Icex).
Spain shipped a total of 518.16 million kilos at an average of 1.44 Euro/kilo, obtaining a total turnover of 747.57 million Euro.
In second place, the Netherlands sold a total of 395.38 million kilos to its EU partners at an average of 1.96 Euro/kilo (774.29 million Euro).
Destinations
The EU country purchasing the most peppers was Germany, with 337.60 million kilos, for which it paid a total of 640.25 million Euro (an average of 1.9 Euro/kilo).
The second largest client was the United Kingdom, with 169.73 million kilos purchased. The UK paid an average of 1.70 Euro/kilo, with a total expenditure amounting to 289.09 million Euro.
France stood in third place, with a total of 117.08 million kilos imported, for which it paid 154.58 million Euro; an average of 1.32 Euro/kilo.
Source: Hortoinfo