Spain: Large harvest of the medlar, with 13 million kilos and the highest calibers of the last 5 years

Published 2021년 4월 8일

Tridge summary

The medlar campaign in the Marina Baixa of Alicante is off to a good start, with production expected to recover and reach around 13 million kilos this season. The fruit is known for its excellent quality this year, with minimal treatments and high caliber, despite the COVID-19 impact and atypical weather in 2020. The season is also 20 days late, but producers are optimistic about the anticipated lack of refinement in Italy and the potential return of markets and greengrocers. Additionally, Asaja Alicante is advocating for a permanent reduction in the personal income tax index for medlars, arguing that the current index of 0.37 does not reflect the economic reality for producers.

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Original content

The start of the medlar campaign in the Marina Baixa of Alicante starts with good prospects for farmers. Production returns to its usual path and stands at around 13 million kilos. Last season was affected by atypical weather and the start of confinement by COVID-19 in Spain and Europe. Likewise, although the fruit is already being harvested in the most early areas of the region, it is expected to reach the bulk in a couple of weeks, coinciding with the foreseeable lack of refinement in Italy, where 80% of the medlar with Protected Designation of Origin is destined of Callosa d'En Sarriá. The production area with Protected Designation of Origin of Callosa d'En Sarriá, where 50% of the national production of this appreciated spring fruit is concentrated, faces with high hopes and good expectations the present campaign and the recovery of the crop after the Stake suffered in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus and atypical weather, which reduced the harvest to 10 million kilos. ...

Source: Valencia Fruits