Latest customs statistics reveal Spanish fresh produce imports reached 4.2mn tonnes valued at €4.99bn in the first eleven months of 2025
Spanish imports of fresh fruits and vegetables registered year-on-year growth of 7 per cent in volume and 10 per cent in value during January-November 2025, totalling 4.2mn tonnes and €4.99bn respectively.
According to the latest statistics from the Department of Customs and Special Taxes, processed by Fepex, imports of fresh vegetables grew by 8 per cent in volume to 2mn tonnes and 3 per cent in value to €1.47bn.
Potatoes remained the most imported vegetable, with 1.1mn tonnes (up 0.3 per cent year-on-year) and €420mn (down 15 per cent).
Tomato imports saw “strong growth” during the period in question, Fepex pointed out, increasing by 50 per cent in volume to 290,423 tonnes and by 43 per cent in value to €294mn.
Fruit imports climbed 5.5 per cent in volume and 13.5 per cent in value compared with the corresponding period of 2024, reaching 2.17mn tonnes and €3.52bn respectively.
Avocado imports saw significant growth, jumping 19 per cent in volume to 293,762 tonnes, while value stabilised at €603mn (up 0.5 per cent).
After avocados, the next most imported fruit was apples, with 173,715 tonnes (down 2 per cent) and 190mn (up 5.5 per cent),
There was also growth in pineapples, with 167,398 tonnes imported (up 1 per cent) at a value of €165mn (up 12 per cent), and kiwifruit, with 166,443 tonnes (up 9 per cent) and €419mn (up 18 per cent).
