Household consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables in Spain remained broadly stable between January and July, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Agriculture’s Food Consumption Panel, analysed by Fepex.
Overall consumption surpassed 4m tonnes, reflecting a 2% decline in potatoes and other vegetables and a 2% uptick in fruit compared with the same period the previous year.
Vegetables see slight downturn
Fresh vegetable purchases fell to 1.337m tonnes in the seven-month period.
The downward trend was driven mainly by:
Tomatoes: 315,000 tonnes (–3%)
Peppers: 109,000 tonnes (–5%)
Lettuce, escarole and endive: 91,000 tonnes (–1%)
Onions held steady at 162,000 tonnes, while potato consumption dipped 2% to 474,000 tonnes.
Fruit consumption edges upward
Fruit consumption reached 2.203m tonnes, a 2% increase compared with the previous year.
The most purchased fruits in Spanish households were:
Oranges: 364,000 tonnes (+6%)
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Bananas: 364,000 tonnes (+2%)
Watermelons: 241,000 tonnes (+17%)
Strawberry consumption also grew, rising 5% year-on-year to 108,000 tonnes.
Value rises across all categories
From January to August, household spending on fruits and vegetables totalled €9.14bn, marking an 8% increase.
Breaking this down:
Fruit: €5.184bn (+11%)
Vegetables: €3.361bn (+4.5%)
Potatoes: €595m (+1%)
