Eloïse Trenda
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Spain's raw almond production experienced an upward trend over the period of time under consideration, with its lowest point in 2016 at 204 thousand metric tons and growing steadily thereafter. The volume of almonds produced in the Mediterranean country reached its highest point in 2021 at 371 thousand tons.
The almond industry in Spain
Andalusia was the Spanish autonomous community that most produced almonds according to the latest records, with a production volume that amounted to over 112 thousand metric tons in 2019. Aragon followed second, with its production volume reaching figures of over 60 thousand metric tons of almonds. The average price of almonds experienced a downward trend since peaking in 2016 at 13.6 euros per kilogram, with shelled almonds costing approximately 11.4 euros per kilogram in 2019 and unshelled slightly over 14 euros per kilogram the same year.
Almond consumption in Spain
Spaniards have consumed an average of over 0.20 kilograms per capita over the last few years, with 2017 ranking as the year in which the largest volume per capita was consumed at 0.26 kilograms per person. Spanish households spent over 140 million euros on almonds in 2018 – a significant increase compared to 2016, year in which household expenditure on almonds was lowest at around 128 million euros.
The almond industry in Spain
Andalusia was the Spanish autonomous community that most produced almonds according to the latest records, with a production volume that amounted to over 112 thousand metric tons in 2019. Aragon followed second, with its production volume reaching figures of over 60 thousand metric tons of almonds. The average price of almonds experienced a downward trend since peaking in 2016 at 13.6 euros per kilogram, with shelled almonds costing approximately 11.4 euros per kilogram in 2019 and unshelled slightly over 14 euros per kilogram the same year.
Almond consumption in Spain
Spaniards have consumed an average of over 0.20 kilograms per capita over the last few years, with 2017 ranking as the year in which the largest volume per capita was consumed at 0.26 kilograms per person. Spanish households spent over 140 million euros on almonds in 2018 – a significant increase compared to 2016, year in which household expenditure on almonds was lowest at around 128 million euros.
