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40% of the fruit and vegetables bought in the Spanish homes did in traditional shops and 36,5% in supermarkets
01/11/2013
1 November 2013
40% of the fruit and cool vegetables consumed in the Spanish homes in the period of January to August bought in traditional shops and 36,5% in supermarkets and autoservicios. 9% of the total consumed bought in hypermarkets, 6% in mercadillos and only 0,3% corresponded on sale to domicile.
The total consumption of fruit and vegetables in the homes in the eight first months situated in 5.842 million kilos, of which 2, 292 million kilos corresponded to traditional shops and 2.143 million kilos bought in supermarket. In hypermarkets bought 521,7 million kilos; in mercadillos bought 327,7 million kilos and by means of door-to-door selling only 19,6 million kilos.
By subsectores, 40% of the fruit consumed of January to August purchased in the traditional shop and 37% in supermarkets and autoservicios. Regarding the vegetables 38% bought in the traditional shop and 36% in supermarkets and autoservicios. The purchase of cool potato did in 36,5% in traditional shop and in 35,5% in supermarkets/autoservicios, according to data of the General Sub-directorate of Structure of the Alimentary Chain of the General Steering of Alimentary Industry of the Ministry of Agriculture, processed by Fepex.
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Federación Española de Asociaciones de Productores Exportadores de Frutas, Hortalizas, Flores y Plantas Vivas
