Decrease in the cultivated area due to the lower availability of water and, therefore, lower production and a drop in profitability. These are some of the keys to the current situation of the berry sector in Spain, which is going through a delicate situation affected by the effects of climate change and the increase in production prices.

This decrease in the general production of the berry sector in Spain is also extrapolated to the figures of our Top 15 berries that we produce in the MARKETS Magazine based on the data provided by the companies themselves. In this way, a decrease of 4,2% is observed in the combined volume of the top fifteen Spanish berry producers.

Top 3: Onubafruit, Fresón de Palos and Arofa SL

Leadership maintains it onubafruit, with 80.000 tons, although it reduces its figure by 11% compared to last year's volume. They accompany him in the top 3, in the same position as last year, Fresón de Palos, which reduces its production by 9,7% and accounts for 65.000 tons; and Arofa SL, based in Navarra but with production also in Huelva, which produces the same figure as last year, 56.000 tons.

Those from Huelva also maintain their positions Cuna de Platero (4th), which improves by 1.600 tons and yields a total of 51.600; Fruit from Andalusia that remains fifth (44.000 tons, the same as the previous year); Surexport, sixth with 40.852 tons, the same volume as last year; and Masiá Ciscar Las Palmeritas (7th), which improves by 7% and reaches 30.000 tons.

The rise of another Huelva company, Plus Berries, stands out, increasing its production by 71%, which makes it climb two positions and take eighth position with its 29.500 tons, followed by another Huelva native, Grufesa, which loses eighth place and passes to the ninth, maintaining, of course, the same production as last year, 25.000 tons.

An Algaida producer square also improves (10th), going from 8.500 to 9.530 tons (+12%); while BerryWorld Iberia rises three places, to 11th position, by gaining 500 tons (from 4.000 to 4.500, 12,5% ​​more). 

The Murcia-based Frutas Esther maintains its 12th place, although it reduces its volume from 5.000 to 4.500 tons (-10%), as does the second-tier Almeria cooperative Unica Group (13th), which reduces its volume from 4.500 to 4.000 (-11). %).

Closing this Top 15 are Surberry from Huelva (14th), with 3.000 tons, which is 20% more; and Alfrut, which sneaks into the ranking in position number 15 with 2.306 tons. The departure from the ranking of the Sevillian Euroberry Marketing stands out, which last year occupied ninth place with 22.000 tons.

Explanatory note: this Top 15, prepared by MERCADOS Magazine, includes the companies that wanted to provide their data to participate.