Carob production has decreased by 30% although slightly higher prices are expected in Spain

Carob production has decreased by 30% compared to 2021, so a harvest of between 15,000 and 20,000 tons is estimated this year with prices that are expected to be slightly higher than the previous campaign, as reported this Wednesday by the Association of Troceadores de Algarroba, which manages between 70% and 80% of the Mallorcan market. The president of the association and head of Es Garrover de Mallorca, Joana Verger, explained at a press conference that this decrease in production is normal, because usually more abundant and less abundant harvests alternate each year, and exceptionally there had been given two consecutive good years. Regarding the price, the businessmen have stated that they estimate that the starting cost is similar to that of last year, around 1.50 euros per kilo, but that they cannot give exact data because it also depends on external factors, such as the possible drop of cereals, which in the last month is giving a tendency to contain prices. Even so, the ...