Almond production will grow by 5% and will reach around 128,000 tons in 2025

Spain will produce 127,639 tons of almond grain, 5% more than in 2024, according to the first joint estimate by Asaja, COAG, UPA, Agro-alimentarias Cooperatives, and the Spanish Association of Dried Fruit and Carob Producers Organizations (Aeofruse). This first campaign estimate is 34% above the average of the last four years (95,431 tons). According to Agro-alimentarias Cooperatives, this year's productive area is 609,514 hectares, 10.27% more compared to last year, with over 56,000 additional hectares in production in both irrigated and rainfed land, especially in the Murcia Region, Castilla-La Mancha, and Valencia Community. They explained that the entry of new plantations has allowed compensating for the productive difficulties that have occurred. Specifically, they indicated that rains have been beneficial to mitigate the serious difficulties in many rainfed areas and improve soil water conditions, but have also caused problems during pollination and fruit set, reducing ...