Fresh fruit and vegetables totalled 10.6mn tonnes from January to November 2025, down 3 per cent year-on-year
Spanish exports of fresh fruit and vegetables fell by 3 per cent in volume from January to November 2025 when compared with the same period of the previous year, totalling 10.6mn tonnes.
The decline was primarily due to a 6 per cent drop in vegetable exports, while fruit exports remained stable, according to data from the Department of Customs and Special Taxes, processed by Fepex.
Vegetable exports for the 11-month period reached 4.7mn tonnes, 6 per cent less than in 2024.
Cucumbers were the most exported vegetable and showed the strongest performance, with a 5 per cent year-on-year increase to 658,535 tonnes.
Most other vegetables saw declines in volume, Fepex reported.
After cucumbers, peppers were the next most exported vegetable, with a 7 per cent decrease to 648,708 tonnes; lettuce saw a 1 per cent decrease, reaching 642,165 tonnes; and tomatoes experienced the largest drop, falling 15 per cent to 499,220 tonnes.
Fruit exports, meanwhile, reached 5,95mn tonnes, virtually the same amount as in 2024, which was 5.94mn tonnes.
The most exported fruit was citrus – particularly oranges – with 1mn tonnes exported, 7 per cent more than in 2024.
Watermelon exports came in at 818,674 tonnes (up 4 per cent); melons sold 370,379 tonnes (up 10 per cent); and strawberry exports climbed 4 per cent to 263,384 tonnes.
Stonefruit also represents significant volumes in Spanish exports, although the category showed a decline during the period analysed.
Specifically, nectarine exports fell to 332,615 tonnes (down 2 per cent), as did Paraguayo peaches, with 183,571 tonnes (down 10 per cent), while peach exports remained stable at 146,650 tonnes (down 0.1 per cent).
In terms of value, exports grew by 5 per cent, reaching €16.60bn.
Of this, €9.527bn corresponded to fruit, representing an 8 per cent increase in value, and €7.074bn to vegetables, the same figure as the previous year.
