Rabat, June 10 -- According to Spanish Federation of Associations of Fruit, Vegetable, Flower, and Live Plant Producers-Exporters (FEPEX), Morocco is taking the lead as Spain's main non-European supplier of fruit and vegetables.

FEPEX data shows that the overall cost of vegetables and fruits exported to Spain accounts for $299 million in revenues in the first quarter of 2019.

Based on estimates from the Spanish Directorate of Customs, imports have increased significantly over the previous years, with this year's overall imports rising by 4 percent compared to last year's first quarter.

Morocco's exports in the first quarter of 2019 represent 33 percent of Spain's total vegetable and fruit imports, the same source notes.

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