The snail sector in Spain loses 60% of sales after more than a year of pandemic

In an interview with Efeagro, the president of the Interprofessional Organization of the Caracol de Crianza (Interhélix), José Antonio Marcelo, assures that the caracolero sector now looks to the future with some optimism, as vaccination progresses and with the increasing opening of hotel establishments . The pandemic has made them see the "great vulnerability" they have with respect to the Horeca channel, he admits. That is the reason why this pandemic period has been "very complex", with excess production due to the closure of the hotel industry, and he believes that "it will cost to normalize" its operation. The excess supply in Spain occurred because snail was preserved (although that can be done "3-4 months") and this was joined by the arrival of imported specimens when "nothing was sold". With this situation, it is necessary to aid for conservation, "bear" this situation or face the losses due to dead snails in the hatcheries without going to the market. He complains about ...