Spain: Andalusia imports 5,000 tons of snails from Morocco worth almost four million euros

Andalusia imported 5,000 tons of snails from Morocco in 2023 for a total value of 3.8 million euros, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture to Europa Press. Furthermore, in these first two months of 2024, this product was purchased from the Andalusian community from the North African country for 248 thousand euros, which represents a growth of 88% compared to the accumulated figure from January to February of the previous year. This reality places Morocco as a prominent market in Andalusia in this field, and contrasts with the production figure on farms in Spain, which reached 605,500 kilograms last year, according to the National Snail Breeding and Fattening Association (Ancec). Another record that highlights Moroccan imports are the estimated consumption figures in 2020 at the national level, with a total of 18,800 tons, although an increase in this amount that was already noted last year must be assessed. In this sense, the Board has detailed that the community has in its ...