EU External Trade - Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen, Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach)

Extra-EU sourcing of Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen, Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) is highly concentrated. 🇹🇷 Türkiye captures 67.5% of imports (€11.1M), followed by 🇪🇬 Egypt (9.2%). With an HHI of 4766, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen, Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom remains the largest client (28.0%, €64.7M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇦 Canada.

Within the EU, 🇬🇷 Greece concentrates 46.7% of Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen, Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) imports, well ahead of 🇮🇹 Italy (16.4%). The top importing member states are 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇫🇷 France.

In 2025, imports were surging (16.2%) and exports stable (2.5%) compared to the previous year.