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With scores of Spaniards queuing up to bag themselves some fresh fruit and vegetables, it may appear that the Spanish farming crisis has gone away. Unfortunately for the industry though, this produce is being given away for free. It's part of a move to restore confidence in Spanish produce after Germany initially blamed Spanish cucumbers for an E.coli outbreak. The organised give-away called "40,000 kilos of health" is intended get the industry back on track and help mitigate the devastating consequences for agricultural workers. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FARMER, JUAN MANUEL VIDANA: "The crisis has heavily affected us. In Almeria we had about a month, a month and a half left in the production of this crop and that month, month and a half has gone to pot. We have had to tear it down, destroy our crop... a real ruin at the end of the season. And now there is uncertainty for the next season which starts in October, November." Although Spanish cucumbers have been cleared of causing the E.coli outbreak, Spain says its growers are estimated to have lost 200 million euros in sales in the week since they were blamed. Germany's action has led to the cancellation of orders of not only cucumbers but other Spanish fruit and vegetables. The source of the E.coli infection, which has killed 22 people so far, had not yet been identified. Simon Hanna, Reuters.