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Spain Became the European Union's Eggplant Supplier

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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Spanish producers meet more than half of the eggplants consumed in the European Union.
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In the period of 1 September 2020 – 31 August 2021, 208.33 million kilos of eggplant were sold to European Union countries at a unit price of 1,15 €/kg , with a value of 240.16 million € .

During this season, Spain sold 122.13 million tons of eggplant worth €139.41 million at a unit price of €1.14/kg to the European Union, meeting 58.62% of the Union's eggplant needs and becoming the European Union's largest eggplant supplier.

The Netherlands, which is the second largest eggplant supplier of the European Union, has met 18.86% of the EU's eggplant need by selling 39.30 million kilos of eggplant at a value of € 1.15/kg unit and € 45.31 million in the 2020/2021 season.

Eggplant Sales to the EU for the Period of September 2020/August 2021
Countries Kilogram Unit price
Spain 122,127,300 139.410.960 1.142
Holland 39,297,400 45,311,430 1.153
Turkey 10,657,800 10.479.110 0.983
Germany 10,520,100 14,153,860 1,345
Belgium 6,027,900 7,220,830 1,198
Italy 5,029,200 6.514.020 1,295
France 2,198,700 2,257,000 1.027
Austria 1,960,100 1,904,720 0.972
Greece 1,735,400 1,226,540 0.707
Macedonia 1,679,000 444.09 0.264
Other 7.100.000 11,241,520 1,583
total 208,333,800 240,164,080 1,153
Eggplant Sales to the EU for the Period of September 2020/August 2021

Turkey, which is the third largest eggplant supplier by volume, supplied 10.66 million kilograms of eggplant, worth 10.48 million € , at a unit price of 0.98 €/kg , to the European Union this season.

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Germany is the fourth largest eggplant supplier country of the European Union, with 10.52 million kilos of eggplant sold at a unit price of 1.34 €/kg , valued at € 14.15 million .

Belgium became the fifth largest eggplant supplier of the European Union with 6.03 million kilos of eggplant sales at a unit price of 1.2 €/kg , amounting to 7.22 million € .