by Ekrem Duman | Sep 1, 2026 | Spain Food, Drink & Agrifood, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSpain has the largest vineyard area of any country in the world and is consistently among the top three producers by volume, yet it captures a considerably lower average price per litre than France or Italy. A large share of output leaves the country as...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 1, 2026 | Spain Food, Drink & Agrifood, Startup
⚡ TL;DRAlmería in southeastern Spain contains the largest concentration of greenhouses in the world, a plastic-covered landscape visible from orbit that supplies northern European supermarkets with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and courgettes through the...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 1, 2026 | Spain Food, Drink & Agrifood, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSpain runs two pork industries that share a species and nothing else. One is an intensive, integrated, export-oriented commodity business that has made Spain among the world’s largest pork producers and the European Union’s largest exporter....
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 1, 2026 | Spain Food, Drink & Agrifood, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSpanish olive oil went through the most violent price cycle in its modern history. Drought cut production, wholesale prices rose from around $3.13 per kilo in 2021 to $7.61 in 2024, then a recovered harvest — Spanish production up 61.5% in 2024/25...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 1, 2026 | Spain Food, Drink & Agrifood, Startup
⚡ TL;DRMercadona is the most profitable large supermarket chain in the world and it is privately held by one Valencian family. In 2025 it reported sales of €41.9bn, up 8%, and net profit of €1,729m, up 25% — a net margin around 4.5%, against...
