Overview
- OCU reports the typical 16‑item Christmas basket is 5.1% pricier than a year ago and 57% higher than in 2015, with redondo de ternera and oysters rising about 19% and jamón ibérico de cebo at €67.52/kg.
- Mercabarna expects roughly 100,000 tonnes distributed for the season, projecting category gains of about 2% to 8% and signaling adequate supplies of meat, fish, seafood, fruit and vegetables.
- Sector sources say the African swine fever detection near Barcelona has shut some export markets and driven wholesale pork down by up to 17% in Mercolleida, with little immediate effect on domestic holiday demand.
- Price dynamics are mixed, with table grapes cheaper than last year and some fish and frozen seafood helping stabilize availability, while items like pularda show notable declines and others set new highs.
- Regional CPI readings underscore persistent pressure from food into the holidays, with Madrid at 3.7% year on year, Murcia at 2.5%, Castilla‑La Mancha at 2.7% and Málaga province at 3.2%, and meats cited among key drivers.