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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 *** thousand metric tons and growing steadily thereafter. The volume of almonds produced in the Mediterranean country reached its highest point in 2021 at *** 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 *** thousand metric tons in 2019. Aragon followed second, with its production volume reaching figures of over ** thousand metric tons of almonds. The average price of almonds experienced a downward trend since peaking in 2016 at **** euros per kilogram, with shelled almonds costing approximately **** euros per kilogram in 2019 and unshelled slightly over ** euros per kilogram the same year.

Almond consumption in Spain

Spaniards have consumed an average of over **** kilograms per capita over the last few years, with 2017 ranking as the year in which the largest volume per capita was consumed at **** kilograms per person. Spanish households spent over *** million euros on almonds in 2018 – a significant increase compared to 2016, year in which household expenditure on almonds was lowest at around *** million euros.