Fepex reports that the country’s fresh produce imports grew 10 per cent in volume and 15 per cent in value in the first quarter
Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable imports grew in both volume and value in the first quarter of 2025, up 10 per cent and 15 respectively.
Imports totalled 1.2mn tonnes in volume worth €1.442bn, according to data from the Department of Customs and Excise, processed by Fepex.
Year-on-year growth through January-March for vegetables was 9 per cent, coming in at 659,197 tonnes, and 3 per cent in value, totalling €501mn.
Potatoes were the most imported vegetable with 417,222 tons (up 4 per cent) and €186mn (down 3.5 per cent).
This was followed by onions, with 54,363 tonnes imported, an increase of 5 per cent, at a value of €32mn, down 7 per cent.
Tomatoes registered strong growth of 42 per cent in volume and 60 per cent in value, coming to 40,387 tonnes and €66.5mn respectively.
Spain’s fruit imports in the first quarter grew 10 per cent in volume and 22 per cent in value year-on-year, hitting 536,620 tonnes and €941mn.
Bananas were the most imported fruit, with 90,634 tonnes (up 13 per cent) and €62mn (up 16 per cent) for the three-month period.
Avocados followed, with yearly growth of 39 per cent in volume, totalling 54,327 tonnes, and 17.5 per cent in value, amounting to €122mn.
In third place was apples, which also grew, albeit less rapidly, by 2 per cent in volume and 4 per cent in value to 51,380 tonnes and €53mn.
