Farmers anticipate that the mango campaign, which is in the midst of the harvesting process, will set a record for production in Andalusia, with 35,000 tons, and
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Farmers anticipate that the mango campaign, currently in the process of harvesting, will set a record production in Andalusia, with 35,000 tons, double that of 2024, but they have denounced the low prices paid for them, at around 80 cents per kilo, while the consumer ends up paying 6 euros. In the Axarquía of Malaga and the Costa Tropical, the main producing areas in Spain, at the beginning of the campaign, prices are oscillating between 70 and 80 cents per kilo, when last year the average was 1.5 euros, which is why losses of 12,600 euros per hectare are expected compared to 2024, according to the Union of Small Farmers and Livestock Breeders (UPA). They have explained that a mango weighing between 400 and 800 grams is paid at one euro, but if it is below that minimum weight, as occurs with 20 percent of the harvest, it is considered for de-trimming, so the price drops to 35 or 40 cents. However, the secretary of Subtropicals of UPA Malaga, Francisco Pineda, has assured that a ...