Spain: The rise in the price of summer fruit changes the healthier diet of households

Published 2022년 6월 19일

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Spain is experiencing a change in consumer shopping habits due to a significant rise in food prices, particularly fruits such as watermelons, melons, and peaches, which have seen an annual increase of 18.7% and 3.2% respectively in April 2022 compared to the previous year. This inflation, the largest in 28 years, has led to modifications in purchasing habits with 62% of consumers adjusting their purchases to match their income, and a shift towards less expensive fruit like bananas or apples. The high prices of summer fruits are attributed to production drops and increased costs for farmers, with some areas experiencing up to 90% losses in crop yields. The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has noted the significant increase in the average price at origin for these fruits in 2022 compared to 2021.

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The sharp rise in food prices is changing the shopping basket of the vast majority of Spaniards, who continue to buy fruit, but perhaps not as much as they would like, due to the much-coveted watermelons, melons and peaches becoming more expensive in full heat wave. Already in the month of April, the increase in the price of some of these fruits was more than ostensible, as indicated by data from the IRI consultancy, which observes an annual rise in the price of watermelon of 18.7% and of the melon of 3.2% also compared to April 2021.Fruit prices in general rose in April by 10.3% and the rise has been increasing."The spectacular rise in food prices -the largest in 28 years according to data from the INE- it is already having an effect on purchasing habits", sources from the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) have assured Efeagro. They have explained that in a recent survey that this association has carried out "on 62 % of consumers have already modified their purchasing ...

Source: Clm24