The value and volume of EU fruit and vegetable imports from Morocco climbed in the opening quarter of 2025
The value of EU fruit and vegetable imports from Morocco grew 14 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 when compared to the same period last year, totalling €1.121bn.
Volume for the quarter also climbed, up 9 per cent to 512,689 tonnes, according to Eurostat data analysed by Spanish body Fepex.
Tomatoes remained the EU’s most imported product from Morocco, reaching €369mn in value during the first quarter, 2 per higher than in 2024.
For vegetables, peppers followed tomatoes at €90mn in value (up 7 per cent), with Moroccan green beans costing the EU €68mn (down 11 per cent).
In terms of volume, EU vegetable imports of the leading products actually declined.
Tomatoes fell 10 per cent to 188,259 tonnes, peppers 1 per cent to 63,669 tonnes, and bean purchases dropped 16 per cent to 27,990 tonnes.
For fruit, Fepex said there had been “significant growth” in EU imports.
Avocado imports from Morocco soared 79 per cent year-on-year to €176.7mn, with volume standing at 62,368 tonnes, a 101 per cent increase.
Eurostat statistics also outlined the upward trend in EU imports of fresh fruits and vegetables in recent years.
In the last two years, from 2023 to 2024, imports grew from 1.369mn tonnes to 1.419mn tonnes, a 4 per cent increase.
Value increased from €2.509bn to €2.713bn, an increase of 8 per cent, Eurostat said.
Tomato imports in these two years grew from 492,438 tons to 579,815 tons, an increase of 18 per cent, with value increasing 3 per cent from €972mn to €999mn.
