New statistics have revealed that year-on-year sales of fresh-cut and ready-to-eat fruit and vegetables have increased during the first month of 2010.
According to data released by Spanish fresh-cut association Afhorla, sales of fresh-cut produce increased by 3.3 per cent in January to 5,363 tonnes, of which 5,255 tonnes were vegetable products.
The fresh-cut body said that, of the total sold, 4,360 tonnes had been sent for distribution, an increase of 5.6 per cent.
The Spanish fresh-cut and ready-to-eat fruit and vegetable sector generates an annual turnover of approximately €200m, of which 95 per cent comes from Afhorla partner groups.
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