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Fruit, vegetables and related products market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 5,629 supply contracts for fruit, vegetables and related products through award notices on TED; the 3,195 of them that state a value (56.8%) add up to €484 million. EU countries together imported €43 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to fruit, vegetables and related products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 0811 and 6 more headings; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 15.4% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 1,787 companies have won 18,144 public supply contracts for fruit, vegetables and related products in 30 European countries, in 3,656 award notices from 1,701 public buyers.
  • 0.1% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is France.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 16.9% of all awards across Europe.
  • 12.7% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in the EU-27 — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €2.93 trillion in 2025, 15.5% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Fruit, vegetables and related products market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/153-fruit-vegetables-and-related-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 153 across the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: how much public buyers award, who wins, where from, and how the market splits by country.

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Europe: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
18.1K
in 3.7K award notices
Awarded value
€1.2B
from 52% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
1.8K
with at least one award
Public buyers
1.7K
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 144144Nov–Dec 20232024: 5,2455,24520242025: 5,6295,62920252026: 7,1267,1262026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 2023144
20245,245
20255,629
20267,126
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €15.1M€15.1MNov–Dec 20232024: €323.7M€323.7M20242025: €484M€484M20252026: €422.7M€422.7M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€15.1M
2024€323.7M
2025€484M
2026€422.7M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services5,736
    Hospitals and health services: 5,736
  2. Universities, schools and research3,334
    Universities, schools and research: 3,334
  3. Cities, regions and central administration2,883
    Cities, regions and central administration: 2,883
  4. Social protection1,951
    Social protection: 1,951
  5. Police, fire services and prisons1,789
    Police, fire services and prisons: 1,789
  6. Armed forces and defence agencies1,550
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 1,550
  7. Culture, sport and religion647
    Culture, sport and religion: 647
  8. Economic affairs179
    Economic affairs: 179
  9. Other75
    Other: 75
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services5,736
Universities, schools and research3,334
Cities, regions and central administration2,883
Social protection1,951
Police, fire services and prisons1,789
Armed forces and defence agencies1,550
Culture, sport and religion647
Economic affairs179
Other75
Contracts by buyer country
  1. Romania7,771
    153 companies
    Romania: 7,771
  2. Slovenia2,811
    78 companies
    Slovenia: 2,811
  3. France1,478
    392 companies
    France: 1,478
  4. Czechia1,289
    120 companies
    Czechia: 1,289
  5. Poland1,075
    221 companies
    Poland: 1,075
  6. Slovakia824
    95 companies
    Slovakia: 824
  7. Spain584
    130 companies
    Spain: 584
  8. Estonia413
    81 companies
    Estonia: 413
  9. Bulgaria304
    88 companies
    Bulgaria: 304
  10. Hungary293
    41 companies
    Hungary: 293
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Contracts by buyer country
Romania7,771
Slovenia2,811
France1,478
Czechia1,289
Poland1,075
Slovakia824
Spain584
Estonia413
Bulgaria304
Hungary293
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 12.8%, Medium-sized 23.2%, Small 16.5%, Micro 1.7%, SME (size not stated) 27.3%, Size not stated 18.5%Large companies: 2,324 (12.8%)13%Medium-sized: 4,202 (23.2%)23%Small: 2,994 (16.5%)17%Micro: 302 (1.7%)SME (size not stated): 4,958 (27.3%)27%Size not stated: 3,364 (18.5%)19%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies2,324 · 12.8%
Medium-sized4,202 · 23.2%
Small2,994 · 16.5%
Micro302 · 1.7%
SME (size not stated)4,958 · 27.3%
Size not stated3,364 · 18.5%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. France6
    France: 6
  2. Spain5
    Spain: 5
  3. Poland5
    Poland: 5
  4. Netherlands3
    Netherlands: 3
  5. Finland2
    Finland: 2
  6. United Kingdom2
    United Kingdom: 2
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
France6
Spain5
Poland5
Netherlands3
Finland2
United Kingdom2
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)2023: €37B€37B20232024: €40B€40B20242025: €43B€43B2025
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Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
2023€37B
2024€40B
2025€43B

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 0811, 0710, 2002, 2007, 2001, 0712, 1105 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

99.9%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 99.9%

26 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

16.9%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 16.9%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

12.7%

Lots with a single bid: 12.7%

Among 16.5K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

Companies winning most often across Europe

  1. 1.MORTAK FRUIT Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű TársaságHungary · 122 notices
  2. 2.GOLD GROUP s.r.o.Czechia · 118 notices
  3. 3.APRO-COM-IMPEX S.R.L.Romania · 103 notices
  4. 4.M és Társa Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.Hungary · 95 notices
  5. 5.MARTIN URBÁNEK s.r.o.Czechia · 56 notices
  6. 6.HORECA SERVICE OÜEstonia · 36 notices
  7. 7.UAB "Samsonas"Lithuania · 32 notices
  8. 8.ИВ ТРЕЙД ООДBulgaria · 31 notices
  9. 9.PPHU SAUERKRAUT Sp. z o.o.Poland · 30 notices
  10. 10.Beskyd Fryčovice, a.s.Czechia · 28 notices

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Questions

How big is the fruit, vegetables and related products market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 5,629 supply contracts for fruit, vegetables and related products through award notices on TED; the 3,195 of them that state a value (56.8%) add up to €484 million. EU countries together imported €43 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to fruit, vegetables and related products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 0811 and 6 more headings; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), up 15.4% from 2023.
How many public contracts for fruit, vegetables and related products are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 18,144 supply contracts for fruit, vegetables and related products in 3,656 TED award notices; the 9,349 awards with a published value add up to €1.2B.
Which countries buy the most fruit, vegetables and related products through public tenders?
Romania (7,771 awards), Slovenia (2,811 awards), France (1,478 awards) lead; 1,787 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win fruit, vegetables and related products contracts?
0.1% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is France.

Source: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023; processed by Cresques. Numbers updated 2026-11-13.