The Spanish Association of Distributors, Self-Services and Supermarkets, handlesassured late on Friday that the limitations on the purchase of sunflower oil in some establishments it obeys more to commercial policies than to a real situation of shortage. for the employer handles, “some food distribution companies are adopting measures to limit the sale of sunflower oil due to atypical consumer behavior that has occurred in recent hours.” you teach how Makro or Eroski have established limitations sales of sunflower oil in anticipation that this product, most of which comes from Ukraine, could run out and compensate for unjustified hoarding. It is estimated that 13% of imports from Ukraine to Catalonia, for example, is sunflower oil.
Asedas explains that “abnormal demand affects a very limited number of products related to sunflower oil from Ukraine and there are alternatives for both origin and product.” The employer considers that any impact on supermarket shelves can be offset by other types of superior quality products.
“Spain is the world’s leading producer in several of the families of products that make up the categories of vegetable fats“recalls Asedas, which is why, he adds, “the Spanish food chain is extraordinarily efficient and has sufficient capacity to supply the market with these products.” Although the supply problem should not be a major setback, perhaps more so for the restaurant sector, which is a regular consumer of this type of sunflower oil, Asedas recognizes that “the European institutions, the Government and the sectors most directly affected are adopting measures to alleviate this specific situation”.
The Spanish Association of Distributors, Supermarkets and Supermarkets (ASEDAS) celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019. Founded in 1999, today it is the first Spanish business organization for food distribution, with 19,250 stores that represent almost 70% of the food retail area and employ 260,000 workers.