Losses of 50 million in the first section of the orange campaign in Spain

Young Farmers Asaja Alicante negatively values the development of the orange campaign, without practically having started, with irreversible economic losses that can already be quantified at around 50 million euros. The first part of the Alicante citrus campaign concludes with a Navelina that is sold at €0.07/kg, while in other years it is usually priced at around €0.20/kg, and has fixed production costs of around 0. €15/kg. Farmers attribute the fall citrus disaster to the massive entry of citrus from South Africa until almost December and to the scandalous abuse being exerted by the large chains, which have raised the price of the fruit to the consumer, even offering a kilo of oranges between €1.30-1.50/kg, which implies a margin with respect to the price paid to the producer of 1,900%. Dramatic situation for the Navelina The final icing on the already unrecoverable first section of the orange campaign in the province of Alicante is put by the queen of our varieties, the ...