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The Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food has compiled data on the purchase volume of Spanish households during the past month of March which shows a greater presence of products such as meat vegetables legumes rice or dairy products in the Spanish shopping basket during the past month of March with an overall increase of 15.4 compared to March 2019.A change in shopping habits motivated by the state of alarm declared in the middle of March as a result of the global pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus and the direct effect it has on the population remaining confined to their homes.Meats vegetables and legumesThus in the meat sector there is a growth of 16.3 with a purchase volume of 214014750 kilos in March of this year compared to 184065390 kg in March 2019. The rise in beef 20.9 stands out as in fresh chicken and pork with variations of 16.9 and 18.6 respectively. However the sale of sheep goat and rabbit meat decreased with falls of 4.9 and 2.4 respectively.Fresh vegetables and potatoes also generally increase their volume in households with a variation of 18.6 reaching a volume of 362189500 kg in March 2020 compared to 305376060 kg in March 2019. The rise is higher than 20 in some types such as onions 23.7 lettuce endive or endive 35.5 or peppers 21.8. Green beans 13.4 cabbages 18.7 or tomatoes grew notably with an increase of 11.6 in the positive.In the case of fruits they increased by 8.8 in volume a growth below the total average. The increase in the demand for fruit occurs in some types with an increase in oranges 10.4 mandarins 19.6 and lemons 27.3. There are also growths in apples 12.0 and pears with an increase in volume of 11.0. However the demand for strawberries strawberries watermelon and grapes decreases.In basic food there are also increases for some categories such as legumes whose demand grows by 61.1 with a total of 23108540 kg in March this year compared to 14342210 kg in March 2019 or rice that reaches 24048090 kg in March 2020 compared to 15846400 kg in 2019 representing an increase of 51.9. The purchase of eggs also rises by 21.5 bread in a proportion of 8.8 or sugar with a variation compared to March 2019 of 37.0.Dairy and fishery productsThe increase in demand for liquid milk and milk derivatives is also notable with an increase of 15.1 derived from the difference between 498112240 liters kg in March 2020 and 432734470 liters kg in March of last year. year.The analysis of trends in Spanish households also confirms an increase in the purchase of fishing products although its growth in March 2020 is 4.7 compared to the same month of the previous year and is lower than in which grows on average total food 15.4. The consumption of frozen fish stands out with an increase of 27.0 while fresh fish lost 0.8 in volume. In this segment the purchase of canned fish shellfish also increased by 21.1.Regarding beverages spirits were added to the shopping basket with an increase this month of March of 24.7 compared to March 2019 and beers 22.2. The presence in Spanish households of both bottled beverages 10.8 and soft drinks and soft drinks 7.0 increases although its variation does not exceed the average figure for total food 15.4 .