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The exports went up 6% until May, and with the alimentary crisis desatada in Germany sank 7%
The export of fruit and vegetables experienced two behaviours very shoot in 2011: positive evolution until the month of May, with an increase of 6% in regard to the same period of the previous year, and descent of 7% from June, like consequence of the crisis of Escherichia coli, that caused a descent generalised of the consumption in all the EU, as FEPEX, basing in the data of the General Steering of corresponding Customs to the complete year of 2011.
Until May of 2011, the export of fruit and vegetables showed a positive evolution, totalizando 4.367 million euros, 6% more than in the same period of 2010. This tendency truncated with the crisis of Escherichia coli, that caused that the exports of June to December descended 7%, situating in 4.189 million euros. For FEPEX the sector has suffered the bad administrative management and political of this crisis.
In the accumulated of January to December, the export of fruit and vegetables descended 1%, totalizando 8.557 million euros, due to the fact that the growth continued until the month of May compensated the falls of the following months. In volume, the export in 2011 situated in 10,4 million tonnes, 10% more than in 2010. The export of vegetables in 2011 situated in 3.518 million euros (-3%) and 4,2 million tonnes (+14%) and the one of fruit situated in 5.038 million euros (+1%) and 6,2 million tonnes (+7%).
Exports of fruit and vegetables Spanish by months in 2011. Source: FEPEX.
Valencian community, Andalucia and Murcia are the main exporting communities of fruit and vegetables. The Valencian Community exported by value of 2.897 million euros, 2% less than in 2010, what in volume supposed 3,7 million tonnes (+8%). The export of Andalucia rose to 2.891 million euros (+1%) and 2,9 million tonnes (+15%) and the one of Murcia elevated to 1.529 million euros (-5%) and 1,9 million tonnes (+8%).
The EU receives 93% of the Spanish exports and Germany, France and United Kingdom are the main addressees. The export to Germany descended in 2011 3%, totalizando 1.971 million euros; the sendings to France fell 7%, enciphering in 1.618 million euros and to United Kingdom increased 2%, totalizando 1.145 million euros.
Destination of the Spanish exports in 2011. Source: FEPEX.
The import of fruit and vegetables in 2011 descended 8% in volume and 4% in value in regard to 2011
The import of fruit and vegetables in 2011 descended 8% in volume and 4% in value in regard to 2011, totalizando 2,2 million tonnes and 1.409 million euros respectively. The import of vegetables situated in 1,11 million tonnes (-12%) by a value of 490 million euros (-4%). The import of fruit enciphered in 1,16 million tonnes (-3,5%) by a value of 920 million euros (-5%). The potato keeps on being the most mattered product with 649.995 tonnes (-16%), by a value of 187 million euros (-0,1%).
For FEPEX, the data of 2011 confirm that the sector has suffered the bad administrative management and political of the crisis of the And coli, that caused a descent of the export generalised. The strong growth of the imports of Morocco of products like strawberry, calabacín or tomato have sharpened the crisis in 2011. To trace back this situation, FEPEX considers indispensable two types of measures: that the new PAC finish with the existent discrimination and include the fruit and vegetables in the diet of direct payments and in the field of the commercial politics, that reform the diet of prices of entrance and establish objective criteria for the application of the clause of salvaguardia in the imports.
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