The country’s average household consumption for the January-August period grew 1.6 per cent year-on-year
New data compiled by Spain’s Food Consumption Panel and processed by Fepex has suggested that there has been a slight recovery in the country’s fruit and vegetable consumption.
The figures showed that household consumption for January-August 2024 climbed 1.6 per cent on the same period of last year.
The consumption of fruit (up 2 per cent) and vegetables (up 2.5 per cent) increased, while there was a drop in potato consumption of 2.1 per cent.
Vegetable consumption in Spanish households reached 1.575bn kg, while fruit consumption hit 2.25bn kg.
Statistics showed that the most-eaten vegetables were tomatoes, onions and peppers, which all demonstrated year-on-year growth, while there was a drop in lettuce consumption.
In terms of fruit, bananas, oranges and apples decreased through the period in question, while watermelons and melons, stonefruit and strawberries all enjoyed increased consumption.
Fepex noted that the value fruit and vegetable consumption in households for the eight months to August had also risen, up 4.5 per cent to just under €9.75bn euros.
This was made up of €3.68bn of vegetables (up 3 per cent), €5.38bn of fruit (up 5 per cent), and €684mn euros of potatoes (up 6 per cent).
