In Europe, there is low consumption of fruits and vegetables, and we are below the WHO targets.
Freshfel Europe has published the latest edition of the "European Fresh Produce Consumption Monitor." The report provides a comparison of consumption trends in the EU-27 as a whole and in each

Russia became the largest importer of Dutch plums in January.
W styczniu Rosja stała się największym importerem śliwek z Holandii według danych Eurostatu. Import wyniósł 895 700 euro w styczniu, co stanowi wzrost sześciokrotny w porównaniu

Morocco holds a 70.6% share of EU tomato imports from non-EU suppliers.
Morocco remained the main non-EU supplier of tomatoes to the European Union at the end of 2025, accounting for 70.6 per cent of EU tomato imports from third countries. These figures were reported

Spain continues to be the main melon supplier for the European Union.
Although there has been a 33.36% decrease in sales to the EU market over the past decade, Spain has maintained its position as the top melon supplier in the European Union (EU) for the 2024/2025

EU citrus imports have begun at a slower pace during the 2025 season in comparison to 2024.
The European Union's citrus imports at the beginning of the 2025-2026 season present a varied scenario across different categories, as per the latest Eurostat Comext data as of November 5, 2025.

EU imports of chanterelles from Russia increased by 17% in July, with Lithuania being the main buyer.
According to Eurostat, in July 2025, the European Union imported chanterelles worth €5.4 million from Russia, marking a 17% increase compared to the same month last year. This figure also

Morocco has exceeded Spain in watermelon exports to the EU.
Egzport arbuza z Maroka do Unii Europejskiej wzrósł o ponad 53% między styczniem a czerwcem, według danych handlowych z Eurostatu. Dzięki temu Maroko wyprzedziło Hiszpanię jako

EU-Mercosur: Will imports from South America take over?
In 2024, the European Union exported around 201 thousand tons of fruits and vegetables to Mercosur countries, with a total value of 255 million euros, as reported by fruittoday.com. Eurostat data,

Poland remains the top apple producer in the EU.
The 2024 fruit harvest in the EU decreased by 2% to 24.3 million tons, as reported by Eurostat. Italy, Spain, and Poland were responsible for 57% of the total fruit production in the bloc. In

Bułgarskie zbiory owoców i warzyw wzrosły w 2024 roku.
Harvested fruit and vegetable volumes increased in Bulgaria in 2024, according to Eurostat. The country harvested slightly more than 527,000 tons of vegetables, including melons, a 12% rise

Portugal is ranked third in tomato production in the European Union in 2024.
According to Eurostat data on the 2024 harvests, Portugal was the third-largest tomato producer in the European Union, with 1.7 million tons. Italy was the top producer with six million tons,

Las ventas de melón español en la UE han disminuido más del 32% desde 2019.
Las exportaciones de melón español a la Unión Europea (UE) han disminuido en un 32,27% desde 2019. Las exportaciones han caído desde un récord de 409,85 millones de kilos ese año a 277,6

Russia's exports of fruits and vegetables to the EU decreased by three times in 2024.
In 2024, Russia decreased its exports of fruits, nuts, and vegetables to the European Union by three times compared to 2023, according to Eurostat data. From January to November, the EU imported

Exports of fruits, nuts, and vegetables from Russia to the EU decreased by 2.8 times in 2024.
W 2024 roku eksport rosyjskich owoców, orzechów i warzyw do Unii Europejskiej doświadczył znacznego spadku, o czym informuje Eurostat. Całkowita wartość tych produktów

Germany imports the most fruits and vegetables in the EU.
In 2023, according to Eurostat, a total of around 43.5 million tons of fruits and vegetables were imported into the countries of the EU-27. This was an increase of 2% compared to 2022, following a

France: LEH sorts imported fruits in winter in favor of regional produce.
Wilco van den Berg comments on LinkedIn that France's main import period for cherries and strawberries does not fall in the winter anyway, citing Eurostat: According to Eurostat, France imported

Greece is dealing with increasing prices of fruits and vegetables.
Greece is experiencing a continuous rise in fruit and vegetable prices, despite government claims of reduced inflation. According to Eurostat, inflation in the country is increasing, while in

40% of EU tomatoes harvested in Italy
Italy accounts for 40% of the tomatoes harvested in the EU, followed by Spain (24%) and Portugal (9%). This is revealed by Eurostat in its analysis of fruit and vegetable production in 2022.

2023 Iranian pistachio exports to Europe saw a decline
In 2023, Iran's pistachio exports to the European Union members tallied up to €92 million, marking a 17 percent decrease from the €111 million recorded in 2022, as per Eurostat. This year,

Spar Slovenia removes single-use plastic bags
Spar Slovenia has become the first retailer in the country to phase out single-use plastic bags completely from its fruit and vegetable departments. In their place, the chain will give shoppers a

EU and Chile sign modernisation of trade agreement
The export of fresh fruit and vegetables from the EU to Chile from January to September 2023 stood at 293 tonnes worth 186,000 euros, according to data from the Statistical Office of the European

European fruit and vegetables find a safe harbour in the USA: exports up by 9 % in 2022
European fruit and vegetables are growing in the US, Revista Mercados reports. EU fruit and vegetable exports to the US stood at 84,810 tonnes in 2022, worth EUR 219 million. In contrast, EU

Germany's purchases of Turkish peppers plummet
Data from the statistical service Euroestacom (Icex-Eurostat) analyzed by Hortoinfo reveal that Germany's imports of Turkish peppers have registered a sharp reduction over the last three

EU production of summer-related fruits down -6.3% in 2022
In 2022, the EU’s combined harvested production of muskmelons, watermelons, strawberries, peaches and nectarines was 8.6 million tonnes, representing a decrease of 6.3% on the level in 2021 (9.2

Fall in EU fresh produce exports
Fruit and vegetable exports to non-EU countries fell by 4% (year-on-year) in volume in 2021, according to Eurostat data processed by Fepex. Total shipments from the 27 EU member states plus the UK