First predictions for new watermelon and melon plantings in Spain

게시됨 2024년 1월 12일

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The first forecasts for watermelon and melon plantings in Spain for the upcoming year have been announced, with a predicted 10% reduction in watermelon cultivation and no change in melon crop levels compared to last year. The Spanish Association of Young Farmers in Almería Province anticipates the cultivation of 81,000 hectares of watermelons and 25,000 hectares of melons in greenhouses in 2024. The reduction in watermelon acreage is attributed to instability in prices and competition from late plantings of tomatoes, while traditional melon varieties remain favored by farmers due to their prices.

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The first forecasts for this year's new plantings of watermelon and melon have been announced in Spain. Forecasts call for a 10% reduction in watermelon cultivation next spring. As far as the melon crop is concerned, it is predicted to be the same as last year's levels. In particular, the Spanish Association of Young Farmers (Asociación Agraria jovenes Agricultores - ASAJA) of the Almería Province claims that in 2024, 81,000 hectares of watermelons and 25,000 hectares of melons are expected to be cultivated in greenhouses. Referring to the reduction of acres for watermelon, Mr. Adoración Blanque, president of ASAJA-Almería, states that "the instability of watermelon prices that we have had in recent years forces many producers to continue growing vegetables this spring." He also adds that the late plantings of tomatoes with the good prices they give have ...

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