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Mercasa Report Maps Sharp Regional Gaps in Spain’s 2024 Food Spending

Official panel data pinpoint Euskadi as the highest spender, with Castilla-La Mancha the lowest in 2024.

Overview

  • Mercasa’s Alimentación en España 2025 compiles full‑year 2024 household food data from the Agriculture Ministry’s consumption panel, with regional outlets releasing confirmed figures ahead of the report’s web publication.
  • Euskadi records €2,067 per person—15.7% above the national average—with higher per‑capita spend on eggs, milk, wine, fish, oil and chocolates and lower on mineral water, juice, prepared dishes, beer and soft drinks, alongside annual volumes such as 178 eggs, 46.5 kg of meat, 23.2 kg of fish, 74.6 liters of milk and 13.3 liters of beer per person.
  • Castilla y León reaches €1,864.9 per person—4.4% above average—with spend relatively higher on milk, meat, fish and bread and lower on wine, beer, bottled water, juice, potatoes, soft drinks and prepared meals, and per‑capita volumes including 152 eggs, 49.2 kg of meat, 21.9 kg of fish, 84.9 liters of milk and 14.8 liters of beer.
  • Castilla-La Mancha posts €1,552.7 per person—13.1% below average—with spend comparatively higher on milk and bottled water but lower on wine, nuts, oil, coffee and dairy derivatives, and volumes such as 129 eggs, 42.1 kg of meat, 15.9 kg of fish, 66.9 liters of milk and 19.6 liters of beer, while the regional profile highlights a leading wine output of 17.6 million hectoliters and detailed counts of food companies and retail outlets.
  • Mercasa indicates the full anuario will be available on its website on December 1 and notes that each regional chapter includes consumption by product and volume alongside agri‑food industry and retail‑hospitality structure data.