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The sector agroalimentario Spanish earns strength in the outside

22/10/2012

22 October 2012

The past month of June registered a growth interanual of the upper exports to the 8,5 percent%. With an annual figure accumulated in June of 32.505 million euros is one of the motors of the external trade Spanish, by what foresees that the consumption of foods and drunk Spaniards in the world goes in increase, as the Spanish Institute of External Trade (ICEX).

The products hortofrutícolas head the ranking, having reached the 12.453 million euros in June, almost 4% more than in the same annual period precedent. In the sector stand out the vegetables and legumes with 3.723 million euros, the cool fruit with 2.629 million euros and the no included –citrus fruit in the epígrafe previous– with 2.609 millions.

Second, are the products cárnicos those that greater presence have in the outside, whose figure in value reached the 4.155 million euros. Although the most notable is his growth interanual of 20,5% since it means a big advance with regard to the same date of the previous year. They are the meats and despojos cool, with 1.940,3 million euros, and the meats and despojos frozen products, with 1.902 million euros, those that more have exported .

Likewise, occupy a preferential place the exports of fish and seafood, that registered a figure of 2.808 million euros and a growth interanual near to 10%, and the olive oil, whose value of sales in the outside rose to 1.940,4 million euros, a very similar figure to the same period precedent.

The another big sector that is advancing in the outside is the wine. The data interanual of June was of 2.323,5 million euros, what supposed 15% more than in the period precedent. The wines with D.Or. They exported by value of 851 million euros, 12,7% more and, the wines of table, by value of 667 million euros, with an increase of 29%.

By markets, keeps on being the European Union the main destination of the products agroalimentarios. France leads the ranking with 5.871 million euros and a growth interanual in June of 7,5%, followed of Germany with 3.741,8 millions, 6,8% more, and Italy with 3.740 millions, 5,8% more.

Nevertheless, the Spanish exports agroalimentarias are growing also in other markets like United States, country to the that sold by value of 997,7 million euros, 5,9% more, or Russia, where the export has grown near of 24%, with 788,7 million euros.

Equally, project the Asian markets like China, with 418,2 million euros and a growth interanual of 41,3%, Japan with 390,6 million euros and an increase of 32% or Arab Emirates Joined, country to the that exported by value of 263,8 million euros, with an increase of 70,5%.

In the image, detail of a stop in the known Market of the Boquería of Barcelona. Photo: Gabriel Currie
In the image, detail of a stop in the known Market of the Boquería of Barcelona. Photo: Gabriel Currie.
SIAL, the big shop window agroalimentario

In this context, ICEX Spain Export and Investments organises an integrated cheese cheese pavilion by 188 Spanish companies in the 25ª edition of SIAL Paris, fair of biennial character and headed to an exclusively professional public. It is, together with Anuga (Germany) and Alimentary (Spain), the most important appointment for the sector agroalimentario. The 188 Spanish companies proceed of the following provinces: Murcia (26), Madrid (13), Seville (13), Navarra (11), Badajoz (9), Ciudad Real (9), Barcelona (8), Salamanca (8), Córdoba (7), Saragossa (7), Valencia (6), Albacete (5), The Rioja (5), León (5), Málaga (5), Pontevedra (5), Cáceres (4), Toledo (4), Alicante (3), Lleida (3), Palencia (3), Tarragona (3), Valladolid (3), Almería (2), Boroughs (2), Cantabria (2), Cuenca (2), Gironinginga (2), Jaén (2), A Coruña (2), Asturias (1), Balearic (1), Granada (1), Guipúzcoa (1), Lugo (1), Ourense (1), Soria (1), Teruel (1) and Vizcaya (1).

In his edition of the year 2010, the fair received the visit of more than 136.000 pertinent professionals of 200 countries and received a total of 5.700 display units and 93 national pavilions and regional.

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ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones (Antes Instituto Español Comercio Exterior)