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Nougats speculation and opacity come home for christmas at the expense of the prices of Spanish honey and almonds

Honey
Almond Kernel
Spain
Published Nov 23, 2022

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After analyzing the prices of the current campaign of honey and almonds in the markets of origin, the Coordinator of Organizations of Farmers and Ranchers (COAG) considers that the purchase of nougat for these Christmas dates is not benefiting the producers of honey and almonds in Spain. While the large nougat companies have been assuring that their products have become more expensive by around 10%, this increase is not having an impact on the prices of almond growers or beekeepers: In addition, it is practically impossible for consumers to know what origin the raw materials containing Christmas sweets. «WE CAN FIND NOUGATS THAT APPEAR 100% SPANISH AND ARE MADE WITH CHINESE HONEY AND ALMONDS FROM THE USA» The regulations only require indicating the origin of the main ingredient when mentioning the country of origin of the food, something that rarely happens.

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After analyzing the prices of the current campaign of honey and almonds in the markets of origin, the Coordinator of Organizations of Farmers and Ranchers (COAG) considers that the purchase of nougat for these Christmas dates is not benefiting the producers of honey and almonds in Spain. While the large nougat companies have been assuring that their products have become more expensive by around 10%, this increase is not having an impact on the prices of almond farmers or beekeepers: In addition, it is practically impossible for consumers to know the origin of the raw materials contained in Christmas sweets. «WE CAN FIND NOUGATS THAT APPEAR 100% SPANISH AND ARE MADE WITH CHINESE HONEY AND ALMONDS FROM THE USA» The regulations only require indicating the origin of the main ingredient when mentioning the country of origin of the food, something that rarely happens. In other words, there is no simple and clear obligation to include the origin of the ingredients, not even for some of ...
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