A carob harvest is foreseen in the middle of a normal year and is already detecting the first thefts in the field of Spain

LA UNIÓ de Llauradors estimates that the carob harvest in the producing areas of the Valencian Community will be 50% lower than normal and therefore even lower than that figure on the historical production of the past campaign. The organization indicates that it is a neighboring tree and that in some carob trees they hardly have carob this year. The maturation of the carob trees is quite normal or is delayed a week compared to usual. It should be noted that the harvest is increasingly advanced due to the thefts that occur in recent seasons due to the higher value of the product. In fact, LA UNIÓ has already detected the first thefts from agricultural holdings that take place even when the carob is still green, to the impotence and anger of the producers who see how the effort of a whole year is wasted. at harvest it could raise prices and consequently increase thefts on farms. For this reason, and in the face of the first thefts detected, LA UNIÓ is going to request a meeting from ...