Moroccan Melons Fetch Premium Prices in EU Market, Outpacing Spanish Competitors

The Spanish melon was sold on the Community markets at an average price of 0.82 euros per kilo in 2020, i.e. 141.18% more expensive than in previous years, according to Euroestacom (ICEX-EUROSTAT) data. That same year, Morocco sold its melons on the EU markets at 1.20 euros per kilo, i.e. 46.34% more expensive than those from Spain.

Turkish melons were sold that same year at an average price of 0.82 euros per kilo on the EU markets, while Israeli melons were sold at an average price of 0.71 euros per kilo, according to Faostat data, which exceeded the price charged by Spanish producers by 0.37 euros per kilo.