How many tons of grapes are eaten in Spain on New Year’s Eve?
Food hard Data from 2023
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The answer
20,000 tons
Roughly 20K.
Spaniards eat around 20,000 tonnes of grapes on 31 December, twelve at a time on the stroke of midnight. The tradition dates to about 1909, when growers in Alicante had a surplus harvest and turned it into a custom that stuck.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Federación Española de Asociaciones de Productores Exportadores de Frutas y Hortalizas (FEPEX) |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | tons |
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