Spain’s fruit imports surge 5 per cent as bananas lead

Spain’s fruit and vegetable imports registered year-on-year growth in both volume and value during 2025.

Import volume climbed 3 per cent to 4.7mn tonnes, while value grew 8 per cent to €5.48bn, in line with the growth rates of previous years.

Data from the Department of Customs and Special Taxes, processed by Fepex, showed that import volumes were very similar for fruits and vegetables at 2.4mn tonnes and 2.3mn tonnes respectively.

This meant fruit volumes were up 5 per cent, while value jumped 11.5 per cent to €3.85 billion.

Bananas stood out as the most imported fruit at 430,560 tonnes, the same amount as in 2024, and €297mn in value, a 3 per cent increase.

Avocados followed with 307,911 tonnes, registering a 17 per cent increase on 2024, with value stable at €634mn.

Pineapples and apples were third and fourth on the fruit import list, with pineapples coming in at 192,597 tonnes (up 3 per cent) and a value of €191mn (up 15 per cent), and apple imports totalling 188,995 tonnes (down 2 per cent) and €205mn (up 6 per cent).

In the vegetable segment, imports reached 2.3mn tonnes, growth of 0.5 per cent, and €1.63bn, also up 0.5 per cent.

Potatoes remained the most imported vegetable with volumes down slightly by 1 per cent, although value slumped 18 per cent year-on-year to €462mn.

Tomatoes registered an 11 per cent decrease in volume to 304,989 tonnes, but showed strong growth in value, rising 30 per cent.