Spain: On November 30, the deadline for contracting agricultural insurance for herbaceous crops in Andalusia closes

Published 2021년 11월 25일

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Andalusian farmers are encouraged to insure their winter crops by November 30, following a year of increased claims due to adverse weather conditions. These conditions, including frosts, hail, and drought, have resulted in 75,900 claims worth 53.3 million euros, twice the amount from the previous year. The majority of the claims were for citrus fruits, olives, horticultural products, and herbaceous crops, with the province of Córdoba experiencing the most damage. The Spanish Combined Agricultural Insurance system is emphasized as a necessary protection against such losses.

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Compensation to Andalusian producers insured for claims registered in 2021 rose to 53.3 million, 50% more than in the entire previous year. Andalusian producers of herbaceous crops have until next Tuesday, November 30, to ensure their winter cereal crops, legumes and oilseeds (sunflower and safflower) with modules 1 and 2 in rainfed (autumn modules), insurance options that include the risk of drought among their coverage. The high accident rate registered during this year indicates the importance of the next few days to guarantee the stability of numerous Andalusian farms in the face of the climatic adversities that may occur during the next harvest. Specifically, the damages suffered by insured farmers and ranchers in Andalusia after the accidents that occurred in 2021 have resulted in compensation worth 53.3 million euros, 50% more than those registered in the entire previous year. In total, there are 75,900 claims reported so far, with more than 141,000 hectares ...

Source: Alimentarias