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Online sales and home delivery of seafood products have increased rapidly during lockdown. Although from low volumes, e-commerce sales of fresh produce have increased by 25% and online takeaway deliveries have doubled, according to Rabobank analysts.

In Spain, in week 13, fish and seafood consumption at retail level increased by 11,5% for fresh products, 6,9% for frozen products and 13,3% for preserved products compared to previous week. However, the total fish and seafood consumption was 4% below the same week last year.