New data released by Spanish fresh-cut association AFHORLA has revealed that Spanish fresh-cut fruit and vegetable sales climbed 6 per cent for the January-August period, up to 47,287 tonnes.
The majority of the total came from fresh-cut vegetable sales, totalling 46,375 tonnes at an increase of 6 per cent year-on-year, while 911 tonnes of fruit was sold, growth of 10 per cent on 2009.
July was the only month of the year in which a year-on-year loss was recorded in the fresh-cut category, with sales down 2.67 per cent at 5,605 tonnes.
Fresh-cut fruit and vegetable sales hit 5,538 tonnes in August, AFHORLA said, up 0.45 per cent on the previous year.
