The per capita consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables in Spanish households falls to 178.6 kilos

According to data from the Food Consumption Panel of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain, the per capita consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables in households stood at 178.6 kilos in June 2021, compared to 184 kilos the previous year . The entity explained that "the consumption of fruit stood at 95.5 kilos per person, that of vegetables with 61 kilos per person and that of potatoes was maintained, with 22.1 kilos". The statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain correspond to the last mobile year, with June being the last month for which data are available, they revealed that, in this period compared to the same period in 2020, the consumption of the majority of vegetables, such as tomatoes, which went from 14.7 kilos per person to 13.8; onions from 7.9 to 7.6 kilos per person and lettuce, from 4.4 to 4.2 kilos per person. The demand for fruit in households declined. The orange went from 17.6 kilos consumed per person to 15.7; the ...