Spain: Some retailers don't understand price increases and leave shelves empty
Fruits
Vegetables
Spain
Published Mar 4, 2023
Tridge summary
Due to the bad weather, there are far fewer Spanish fruit and vegetables on the shelves of European supermarkets. Although supply has fallen by around 30% in most Central and Northern European countries, such as Germany and France, there is even less product in the UK. Some supermarkets have started rationing their customers' purchases.
Original content
Due to the bad weather, there are far fewer Spanish fruit and vegetables on the shelves of European supermarkets. Although supply has fallen by around 30% in most Central and Northern European countries, such as Germany and France, there is even less product to be found in the UK. Some supermarkets have started rationing their customers' purchases. "Since mid-January, the harvest has been much smaller than normal due to too warm autumn and early winter, followed by a sharp drop in temperature in mid-January," says Mariano Zapata, president of the Spanish trade association Proexport. "In addition, due to a sudden limitation of water for irrigation and the increase in cultivation costs, the area has shrunk by 15% - about 6,000 hectares. So the perfect storm." "Logically, given the limited supply and the increase in cultivation costs of about 25 to 30%, prices are much higher than normal. That is simply necessary if the grower wants to keep working. The situation has changed ...
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