SPAIN – The Ministry of Agriculture has announced its findings of food consumption in Spain, and the results for dairies are mixed.

Liquid milk sales declined slightly during the year 2002 compared to 2001, down 0.8% in sales volume as a result of an overall price rise of 3%, caused by the launch of several new brands of value-added fortified milk.

However, dairy products showed a 3% increase in sales volume to 35.2kg per capita in 2002. This is despite a 13.6% rise in prices during the year.