Murcia ratifies a reduction in Fino lemon harvest between 40 and 45%

(Agraria.pe) The professional agricultural organization ASAJA Murcia has warned that "the start of the current 2025-2026 campaign is marked by a harvest reduction of between 40% - 45%, according to data provided by our farmers and the technical services of this association. According to Juan de Dios Hernández, President of ASAJA Murcia, "the causes of this reduction have been unstable weather, with a particular impact from the rains in March, the heavy presence of pests and diseases (thrips, red spider mite, lice...) with the scarce effectiveness of phytosanitary treatments due to the prohibition of active ingredients, as well as the poor quality of irrigation water in certain areas and the overproduction of the previous campaign, without adequate collection at the optimal time or no collection at all." At the same time, Juan de Dios Hernández points out that "from ASAJA, we want to highlight that the start of the campaign in terms of prices is very good for the producing farmers. ...