Export volumes declined in the January-February period, with vegetables down 3 per cent and fruit falling 6 per cent
Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable exports registered a 4 per cent decrease in volume for the January-February period, totalling 2.2 million tonnes.
Data from the Customs and Special Taxes Department of the Spanish Tax Agency, processed by Fepex, showed that export value increased by 5 per cent year-on-year to €3.941bn.
Vegetable export volume fell by 3 per cent in the opening two months of 2026, coming in at 1.24mn tonnes, with fruit exports declining 6 per cent to 1.01mn tonnes.
Across the vegetable category, lettuce was the most exported product with 188,105 tonnes, a 2 per cent drop when compared to the same months of 2025.
This was followed by peppers with 184,792 tonnes, down 9 per cent, and cucumbers, down 7 per cent to 179,988 tonnes.
In Spain’s fruit segment, citrus continued to dominate volumes despite significant declines, Fepex outlined.
Orange exports reached 344,096 tonnes, a drop of 8 per cent year-on-year, and mandarins came in at 303,682 tonnes, falling 11 per cent.
By contrast, lemon exports increased 6 per cent to 126,136 tonnes.
The period analysed also saw a notable decline in strawberries, Fepex outlined, hurt by poor weather and a series of storms, meaning exports fell 41 per cent to 26,892 tonnes.
Avocado exports, meanwhile, grew 12 per cent in volume to 37,164 tonnes, while persimmon exports also enjoyed growth of 45 per cent to 30,009 tonnes.
”Regarding the value generated, fruit and vegetable exports maintained a positive trend,” Fepex added.
”The value of vegetables grew by 11 per cent compared to 2015, totalling €2.324bn in the two-month period, while the value of fruit exports declined slightly by 1 per cent, totalling €1.617bn.”
