The fish is in the doldrums in Spain

Published 2021년 8월 2일

Tridge summary

The article highlights the significant impact of the pandemic on Spain's fish market, with a 30% decrease in fish consumption compared to the previous summer due to reduced home purchases and the absence of foreign tourists. Despite this decline, there has been an increase in seafood and aquaculture product consumption in coastal areas, though not enough to offset the overall decline. The supply of fish and shellfish in Spain is higher than last year, but demand remains low due to the continued effects of the pandemic. Prices for most fish have risen, except for anchovies, sardines, and bonito. The article also notes a shift towards consuming seasonal species and simpler preparations of fish. Online fish sales, which surged during the pandemic, have seen a decrease as consumers return to physical stores.

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Fish sales have risen on the coast and in some tourist towns, but consumption in Spain is lower than last summer -an average of 30%, according to traditional trade-, due to the fall in purchases for the home and, especially , the absence of foreign visitors. The employers' associations of traditional retailers (Fedepesca) and mass consumer companies (Aecoc) confirm an increase in the consumption of seafood and aquaculture products on the coasts and a decline in the interior, typical of the summer season, but the pandemic continues holding back the sale. The director of Fedepesca, María Luisa Álvarez, declares that, in general, the dispatch of fish is 30% lower than the fishmongers registered in the summer of 2020, with "the cities quite empty" and a greater decrease in cities such as Madrid. Álvarez explains that the supply of fish and shellfish in Spain is higher, but "there is no foreign tourism" and that means "many millions of people" who do not consume them. He points out ...

Source: Diariodesevilla