The value of Spain's fruit and vegetable imports from Portugal has increased by 84% over the last five years, reaching €359.5 million, while the volume has grown by 9% and reached 340,007 tons.
From 2019 to 2023, the value of Portuguese vegetables imported by Spain increased by 103% and totaled €160 million. Tomatoes and potatoes are the most imported in terms of value, with €77 million for tomatoes (+109%) and €21 million for potatoes (+63%).
In terms of volume, Portuguese vegetable imports grew by 19%, totaling 200,413 tons, of which 82,797 tons corresponded to tomatoes (+20%) and 53,749 tons to potatoes (+18%).
As for fruits, imports grew by 71% in terms of value, amounting to €199.5 million, with kiwifruit, raspberry, avocado, apple, and blueberry as the most imported products. Kiwifruit purchases stood at €44.7 million (+172%), raspberries at €44.6 million (+325%), avocados totaled €19.8 million (+134%), apples reached €16.4 million (+31%), and blueberries, €12.2 million (+187%).
In terms of volume, imports in 2023 amounted to 139,594 tons (-3%), with apple, kiwifruit, orange, raspberry, avocado and blueberry accounting for the largest volumes. The most imported fruits five years ago, oranges and apples, saw their volumes drop. Apples recorded a 10% drop and totaled 29,643 tons, while the volume of oranges fell by 62% and stood at 13,703 tons. Their value dropped by 61%, down to €10.2 million.
Kiwifruit imports amounted to 29,322 tons (+114%); raspberries totaled 9,310 tons (+267%); avocados reached 7,315 tons (+91%), and blueberries saw their volume grow to 3,086 tons (+189%), according to data from the Department of Customs and Special Taxes, processed by FEPEX, which confirms Portugal's position as the second largest supplier of the Spanish import market, behind France.
Source: fepex.es
