Consumption of fresh vegetables in Spanish households grew 12.5% and that of fruits increased 10% in 2020

(Agraria.pe) The consumption of fresh fruits in Spanish households in 2020 grew 10% compared to 2019 and totaled 4,611 million kilos, while spending on these products did 21.8%, totaling € 7,881 million. Consumption stood at 99.7 kilos per person per year, 9.7% more than in 2019, and per capita spending grew 21.5%. As stated in the Food Consumption Report in Spain 2020, Covid-19 has driven this growth, which was recorded during all months of 2020, except for the month of January, in which a decline of 1.1% was recorded. . Citrus fruits are the types of fresh fruit that were bought the most in 2020, currently they exceed a quarter of the market volume (26.9%), being responsible for 1 out of every € 4 in the category. The second type of fruit with the highest volume acquisition are exotic fruits (bananas, kiwi, avocado, pineapple and custard apple) with 20.8% of the kilos and 24.9% of the turnover. In third place, there are pome fruits (grapes, apples and pears) with 18.6% of the ...