Spain: A brutal hailstorm hit these lands; the damage was enormous

Published 2024년 11월 2일

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Extreme weather conditions, including heavy rain, hail, and wind, have hit nine autonomous regions in Spain, with the south-eastern part of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands being severely affected. The Almería region, specifically the El Ejido area, has seen over 4,000 hectares of driving surface damaged, with up to 20% of this year's pepper harvest potentially lost due to frostbite. The damage extends to cucumber, zucchini, and eggplant stocks, and there is also quality damage resulting in a high percentage of second-class products. The extreme weather has caused significant material damage and there is a lack of manpower to repair the foil tents, leaving producers to balance repairs with restocking.

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In Spain, due to extreme weather events, mainly heavy rain, hail and strong gusts of wind, an alert was issued in nine autonomous regions. The south-eastern part of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands were most severely affected. Ice and strong gusts caused damage to more than 4,000 hectares of driving surface in the El Ejido area, in the Almería region. In this district, they are mainly involved in the cultivation of peppers, and according to current estimates, up to 20% of this year's entire harvest may be lost due to frostbite, reports FruitVeB. We have never seen such an ice storm before, fist-sized pieces of ice damaged our facilities. The El Ejido district accounts for a significant part of the growing area of the province of Almería, especially for peppers. We estimate the current loss to be around 20%, on top of the 10% loss we have already suffered due to tobacco thrips infestation - declared José Antonio Baños, president of the Ejidomar cooperative, which ...

Source: Agronaplo