The flow of Moroccan tomato imports to the EU quadrupled over the last twenty years.

Omissions

• The 70.6% figure found covers September–December 2025, a four-month window, whereas the claim refers specifically to 'the last two months of 2025' (November–December); no source isolating just Nov–Dec 2025 was found.
• No source was found confirming the 'quadrupled over the last twenty years' claim. Available data (two independent outlets citing Eurostat) indicates growth of only ~40–44% over 2013–2025 (to ~526,580 tonnes) and ~573,730 tonnes in Oct 2024–Sep 2025, which is inconsistent with a 4x increase over 20 years unless there was exceptional, undocumented growth between 2005 and 2013; no 2005 baseline was located.
• All sources used are secondary trade/news outlets citing Eurostat or European Commission data; the primary Eurostat/COMEXT database or the European Commission agri-data dashboard on Moroccan tomatoes could not be directly consulted within the search limit.
• The FreshPlaza and North Africa Post articles appear to have been published in late 2025/early 2026, before the session date (2026-07-08), so the data they describe was knowable to the MEP.

Sources

• SecondaryFreshPlaza — Morocco holds 70.6% share of EU tomato imports from non-EU suppliersMorocco remained the main non-EU supplier of tomatoes to the European Union at the end of 2025, accounting for 70.6 per cent of EU tomato imports from non-EU suppliers. EU imports of Moroccan tomatoes reached 187,866 tons in the period from September to December 2025, up 20.3 per cent...
• SecondaryMorocco World News — Morocco's Tomato Exports to the EU Jump 40% in Ten YearsMorocco's Tomato Exports to the EU Jump 40% in Ten Years. Representing 19.63% of the EU's total tomato imports, these sales generated €1.04 billion, confirming Morocco's rising influence in the sector.
• SecondaryNorth Africa Post — Morocco overtakes Spain as second-largest Tomato supplier to EUMoroccan tomato exports to the EU rose nearly 44% between 2013 and 2025, reaching 526,580 tons last year and lifting the country's market share... (citing Eurostat).
• SecondaryAfrica AgriBusiness — Morocco's export of tomatoes to the EU in 2024/2025 up 8 percent YoYMoroccan suppliers shipped 573,730 tonnes of tomatoes to the EU between October 2024 and September 2025, up 8% year on year.
• SecondaryEcofin Agency — Morocco: EU Tomato Imports Top $1 Billion in 2024/2025The EU imported €1.05 billion ($1.2 billion) of Moroccan tomatoes in 2024/2025, up 7%. Export volumes to the EU rose 8% to 573,730 tonnes.