The consumption of fresh produce in Spanish households fell in both volume and value terms during the month of October, according to figures from the Panel on Food Consumption at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Fruit and vegetable consumption dropped 0.6 per cent in volume terms when compared with the same month on 2012, down to 737,400 tonnes, and 0.2 per cent in value to €1.01bn.
The decrease is mainly the result of falling fruit consumption, which dropped 1.8 per cent in volume to 393,900 tonnes, while vegetables actually increased by 0.9 per cent to 253,600 tonnes.
In value terms, both fruit and vegetables saw falls, of 0.7 per cent and 1.1 per cent respectively.
There was better news for potatoes though, with consumption up 1 per cent in volume to 89,800 tonnes and 10.5 per cent in value to €65.8m.
