Spanish fresh produce exports to the South American trading bloc reached €67mn last year, while imports totalled €267mn
Fepex has highlighted the numbers behind Spain’s fresh fruit and vegetable trade with the Southern Common Market, the South American trading bloc known as Mercosur.
It follows recent comments by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, who said that the EU will provisionally apply the proposed EU-Mercosur free trade agreement despite the approval process in the European Parliament being on hold.
Spanish fresh produce exports to Mercosur reached 44,736 tonnes in 2025, valued at €67mn, according to data from the Department of Customs and Special Taxes, processed by Fepex.
Plums were the most exported product, with 17,553 tonnes at a value of €29mn, followed by apples with 6,054 tonnes at €7mn.
Orange exports came in third with 5,979 tonnes and €6.3mn, followed by pears with 4,559 tonnes exported at a value of €6.4mn.
Brazil was the main Mercosur recipient of fruits and vegetables exported by Spain, receiving 40,123 tonnes out of the total 44,736 tonnes, valued at €60.6mn.
Spain’s imports from Mercosur countries came to 214,204 tonnes last year, valued at €267mn.
The most imported fruits were melons, with 74,797 tonnes at a value of €60.5mn; mangoes, with 58,390 tonnes worth €86.5mn; lemons, with 25,523 tonnes at €34mn; and oranges, with 14,945 tonnes imported with a value of €13.7mn.
Brazil was also the Mercosur country from which the most fresh produce was imported by Spain in 2025, with 178,174 tonnes, valued at €215mn.
