According to the data prepared by Hortoinfo from the Estacom statistical service (Icex-Tax Agency), Spain imported 77.73 million kilos of peppers for 72.34 million euro and an average price of € 0.93/kg in the 2020/2021 campaign. 91.96% of the total volume, i.e. 71.48 million kilos, was imported from Morocco. The value of these purchases stood at 64.3 million euro, and the average price was € 0.9/kg. Morocco was followed by France, which sold 3.54 million kilos of peppers to Spain in the 2020/2021 campaign for 3.11 million euro and an average price of € 0.88/kg. Portugal ranked third with 810,724 kilos of peppers for 1.19 million euro and an average price of € 1.47/kg.
Imports by provinces
Almeria was the province that imported the most peppers during the campaign. The companies from this province imported a total of 20.6 million kilos of peppers for 17.7 million euro and an average price of € 0.86/kg. It was followed by Murcia, which imported 14.5 million kilos of peppers for 11.79 million euro and an average price of € 0.81/kg Barcelona ranked third with a volume of 6.43 million kilos worth 6 million euro and an average price of € 0.93/kg.