Morocco’s fruit imports to Spain rise by 80% - Spanish Ministry

Morocco’s fruit imports to Spain rise by 80% - Spanish Ministry
AFP
Friday 18 October 2024 - 18:50

Spanish fruit imports from Morocco rose by 80.2% in August compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Trade.

These imports reached a total of 2,780.889 tonnes, compared with 153.187 tonnes in August 2023, amounting to 2.7 million euros in August 2024, compared with 1.7 million euros in August 2023, an increase of 60.4%, the Ministry says.

The fruits most imported by Spain from Morocco are melons and watermelons (1,562.931 tonnes), followed by strawberries and raspberries (438.459 tonnes), oranges and other citrus fruits (438.300 tonnes), and apricots (297 tonnes).

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