Spain: The second half of the citrus campaign raises the pace of purchases and prices in the field

The Valencian citrus campaign is fully into its second half with an increase in both the rate of purchases and the prices received by producers, according to the Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA). The main cause of this improvement is found in a better balance between the supply, which is quite short and lower than expected due to adverse climatic conditions, and the demand, whose evolution is increasing due to the cold in Europe and the special interest that this sector arouses. fruit among consumers to prevent colds and viruses such as COVID-19. The agrarian organization adds that, as the Lonja de Cítricos de Valencia remarks in its latest weekly bulletin, the interest is mainly focused on the subgroup of late Navels oranges -Navel Powell, Barnfield and Chislett (with quotes at origin that are usually within fork € 0.353-0.447 / kg) and, to a lesser extent, Navel Lane Late (€ 0.282-0.376 / kg) -. Also in the hybrid subgroup of mandarins, most of which have a limit of ...