Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable exports maintain volume while value rises 8.94 per cent in first half

Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable export volumes remained stable during the first half of 2025, while increasing in value.

That is according to the latest figures processed by the country’s producer association Fepex.

Export volume for the opening six months of the year remained at a similar level to the corresponding period in 2024, with a slight decrease of 0.21 per cent to 6.6mn tonnes.

However, the value of these exports rose to €10.967bn, representing an increase of 8.94 per cent year-on-year.

The vegetable segment saw a decrease in export volume of 2.75 per cent, totalling 3.2mn tonnes, but an increase in value, up 5.44 per cent to €4.98bn.

Lettuce was the most exported vegetable, reaching 456,000 tonnes in the first half of the year, followed by peppers at 455,000 tonnes.

In terms of value, peppers led the way, bringing in €1.062bn, followed by tomatoes at €677.5mn.

Fruit, meanwhile, saw 3.4mn tonnes exported in the first half of 2025, up 2.28 per cent, reaching a value of €5.988bn, rising 12.04 per cent.

The EU remains the primary destination for Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable exports, representing 84 per cent of market share and totalling 5.57mn tonnes.

Within the EU, Germany was the leading importer of Spanish fresh produce at 1.89mn tonnes, followed by France and the UK with 1.18mn and 0.74mn tonnes respectively.

Fresh fruit and vegetable imports into Spain also experienced growth in the first half, totalling 2.4mn tonnes in volume (up 9.09 per cent) and €2.956bn in value (up 14.72 per cent)

The situation with tomatoes is described by Fepex as “noteworthy”, representing 12 per cent of vegetable exports, but experiencing a 10 per cent drop compared to the previous year.

There has also been a 56 per cent increase in tomato imports from Morocco, which now accounts for 54.5 per cent of all tomato imports in Spain, contributing to a total increase in tomato imports of 45.6 per cent.