Marked by inflation, come the set dates of Christmas, when sales of wholesale companies increase. Behavior similar to pre-pandemicthat the consumer will not cease to innovate on his table.
After two Christmas campaigns marked by Covid, major Spanish wholesale food markets –Mercamadrid and Mercabarna– Come this Saturday to the first of the big Christmas events with a term that finally happens: normalcy.
The general management of Mercamadrid, Europe’s main food hub, confirmed to Efe that the season is “in terms of maintenance”.normal“And in terms of demand, it’s very similar to 2019, when covid-19 wasn’t a part of history yet.
80% of product sold in this area is key distribution of frescoes The country comes from Spain, and fish plays a fundamental role.
Despite the increase in shopping cart prices an average of more than 15%, Shellfish prices in the Mercamadrid fish market have been preserved compared to last year, their organization stated.
growing trend of products like smoked, canned and saltedwith Salmon with more and more followers as the star product and with new additions such as smoked sardines.
Convenience is gaining ground, and every year the number of customers demanding detailing and semi-finished products from the manufacturer is increasing. the fishespecially from the accommodation sector, which developed a good campaign this year after two years of restrictions.
White shrimp, king shrimp, Norwegian lobster and red shrimp got off to a good start alongside the Christmas table. sea bream, tuna, turbot and salmon.
On the other hand, the main aquatic products are always presented as a good offer: bream, sea bass and sea bass.
“ally” frozen products, both for bars and restaurants and for families.
Significant commercialization of national algae at Mercamadrid this year, “vegetable from the sea”.
In fruit and vegetables, in the Madrid market red cabbage, escarole, pomegranate, live lettuce, strawberry, pineapple and mango The campaign will feature again, with grapes and cherries, as well as some imported classics from the opposite season, appearing in Christmas fruit bowls.
In meats, classics such as roast beef maintain their prominent place. -lamb, poularda, capon and suckling pig- however, gradually the presence of new and “selected cuts” of cattle grows into large chunks to eat “like the tomahawk”.
The demand for processed and semi-finished products has also increased in this sub-sector. almost ready-to-cook offerings or just warm up.
more than 100,000 tons
Mercabarna’s wholesale unions, for this year, marketing volume At pre-pandemic levels, this translates to the distribution of 108,000 tonnes of fresh food.
Despite the inflationary scenario, prices of products such as hake and red berries, as they detail in their forecast estimates.
The recovery of the hospitality channel, badly affected by the “omicron” wave last year, has helped restore normalcy to a distribution that has experienced ups and downs for a year, and not just in prices, but in overcoming the effects of a transport halt and war on European soil as before.