Consumer price is 6 times higher than producer price in Spain

Published 2022년 7월 7일

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In June, Spain saw a significant gap between the prices of horticultural products at the producer level and the consumer level, as highlighted by the Index of Prices by Origin and Destination of Food Products by Coag. Oranges and garlic saw the most dramatic price increases, with consumers paying 887% and 749% more, respectively, than what buyers paid to growers. Meanwhile, the cost of carrots, potatoes, and lettuce was less than 20 cents per kilo for growers, but consumers paid more than 1 euro per kilo in supermarkets. Summer fruits also experienced substantial price differences. For example, the supermarket sold plums at an average of 4.37 euros per kilo, a price that was 592% higher than the average 0.66 euros per kilo paid to growers.

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The Index of Prices by Origin and Destination of Food Products, prepared by the Spanish horticultural organization Coag, exposes the price difference that existed in Spain in June between producer prices and consumer prices for the main horticultural products. After an unfortunate season for the orange, this fruit experienced the largest price difference of all horticultural products last month. In the supermarket, consumers paid on average 887% more than what buyers paid to growers (€ 1.48 per kilo compared to € 0.15 per kilo). Garlic also became considerably more expensive between origin and destination, namely from € 0.70 per kilo to € 5.94 per kilo (+749%). Carrots, potatoes and lettuce did not yield more than 20 cents per kilo to the grower, but the consumer paid more than 1 euro for them in the store. The price difference in the month of June was 629%, 575% and 511% ...

Source: AGF