Cooperatives Reduce Stone Fruit Campaign Forecast by 5% Due to Weather Conditions

Agro-Alimentarias Cooperatives anticipates that the current stone fruit campaign will have 5% less production compared to 2024, with 1,440,786 tons in a harvest that will be shorter due to "several climatic accidents", as they detailed this Thursday in a statement. The organization has presented these data within the framework of the European forum where representatives of the main European Union (EU) producing countries, Italy, France, Greece, and Spain, collaborate to share information about sector production. In nectarine, which represents the largest volume in the analyzed product group, 573,732 tons would be reached, that is, 22,000 tons less than in 2024, followed by peach with 301,326 tons, 5% less than the previous year. Additionally, they anticipate a volume of 291,186 tons in the case of paraguayo, which represents a 7% decline compared to the previous campaign, with 22,650 tons less. For peach, the organization also estimates a production decline compared to the last ...