DIARIO DEL PUERTO COLD CHAIN LOGISTICS - FRUIT LOGISTICA 2022 12 followed by the Netherlands and Italy, the third and fourth destinations, respectively, in the European Union, which also increased their imports, although to a lesser extent: 2% in the case of the Netherlands, to €1,120 million, and 1% in the case of Italy, which recorded a total of €853 million. These countries accounted for 7.43% and 6.34% of the share of fruit and vegetable exports to the European Union, respectively. Outside the European Union, the top destination was the United Kingdom, where exports of fresh fruit and vegetables stood at €2,104 million in 2021, up 11% on the previous year. Norway also deserves special mention, with €153 million, 10% more than in 2020. According to FEPEX, ”the figures once again reveal the scarce alternatives that non-European markets offer Spanish fruit and vegetables”, despite the ”significant efforts” that are being made, both by governments and by growers and exporters. SPANISH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTS TO THE EU AND OUTSIDE THE EU IN 2021 (IN TONNES) EXPORTS TO THE EU EXPORTS OUTSIDE THE EU TOTAL FRUIT 4,508,333 1,154,931 5,663,264 VEGETABLES 6,182,638 1,244,813 7,427,451 TOTAL 10,690,971 2,399,744 13,090,715 SHARE % ** 81.67 18.33 100% Source: FEPEX.
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