Higher production cost, but growing consumption of broccoli in Spain

Broccoli farmers in Spain is expecting a good season ahead despite the increasing production costs. Unlike last year, the typical weather conditions with a mild October and the lower temperatures arriving in November have affected the production, while The demand in European countries remains strong and there is less supply from independent farmers this year, which avoided the sharp drop in prices that took place during the first weeks of the past season.

Despite stable price at the beginning of the season, farmers are suffering higher costs of packing materials, energy, and transportation, which lead to narrow margins and fail to cover production costs. However, farmers are expecting high demand and a constant pace of growing consumption following the previous year's trend. Broccoli's health benefits of reducing blood pressure and cholesterol has contributed to increasing demand.