cold storage with tomatoes.The turnover of the tomato in the EU during the last campaign has been 3.500 million euros.

The main supplier of fresh tomato to the EU during the campaign 2013/2014 was Holland, with 997'4 million kilos, followed by Spain sold to the EU 763'27 million kilos. The third place is occupied by Morocco, a total of 387'83 million kilos.

Although the total purchase volume has fallen by 47'4 million kilos from the previous year (-1’54 %), It remains above 3.000 million kilos, historical level reached in 2013.

In 2014 the European Union bought a total of 3.031'08 million kilos of fresh tomato, worth 3.497'79 million. The volume of tomato purchased the previous year was 3.078'48 million kilos, for which he paid 3.418'27 million.

The fourth is France with 208'614 million kilos, followed by Belgium (170’48), Italy with 102'89, Portugal 101'34, Germany 91'65, 51'44 Turkey and Poland in tenth place with 36'53 million kilos of tomato.

The value of purchases made by tomato EU 2014 It was 3.497'79 million euros, compared to 3.418'27 million invested last year in the purchase of this vegetable. In 2014 Netherlands entered for this item 1.285'28 million euros, Spain and Morocco 907'77 330'71 million euros.

Of the three main supplier countries to the EU in fresh tomato, the best sales price is obtained by Holland, with 1.29 euros per kilo, followed by Spain with 1.19 euros per kilo, while the price obtained for Morocco is of 0.85 euros per kilo.

Data have been obtained from the statistical service Euroestacom (Icex-Eurostat).