New report shows region is the leading supplier of fresh raspberries in the European Union
Raspberry acreage in Huelva reached 1,680ha in in the 2024/25 season, 9.1 per cent more than in the previous campaign. But the figure is still well below the 2,170ha planted in 2020/21.
A total of 32,340 tonnes of raspberries were harvested last season, 9 per cent more than the 29,673 tonnes harvested in 2023/24.
The data was published in the summary report for the 2024/25 soft fruit season, prepared by the Price and Market Observatory of the Regional Government of Andalusia, and consulted by Europa Press.
Huelva accounts for almost 90 per cent of Spain’s raspberry production and 99 per cent of exports. For the first time in 2024/25, Portugal overtook Spain to become the European Union’s second biggest producer, with an 18 per cent share of production as compared to Spain’s 17 per cent. Poland is the EU’s biggest producer, accounting for 48.6 per cent of total output.
According to the report, 65 per cent of Huelva’s raspberry-growing area is cultivated using integrated production methods, while 16 per cent is dedicated to organic production.
Production peaks in spring, typically between March and May, when the second harvest of everbearing varieties coincides with the harvest of non-everbearing varieties.
Although Spain ranks third in raspberry production within Europe, it is one of the world’s leading exporters of this fruit as most of Poland’s production is destined for the frozen market. Together with Morocco, it accounts for 48.6 per cent of global exports.
They are followed by the US (19.6 per cent), Portugal (12.5 per cent), and the Netherlands (7.5 per cent). The world’s leading raspberry importer is the US, which accounted for 51.1 per cent of purchases in 2023.
