Sales of Spanish plums pick up in the second half of the season

The plum season is already half way over in Badajoz, the main growing area of this stone fruit in Spain. Sales are picking up again after a difficult month of July and prices are expected to rise in the coming weeks due to the limited supply of black plums. "We have already sold 60-70% of the volumes. The marketing season will run until the end of September," said José Aurelio García, manager of the growers' association Explum from the province of Badajoz. "Although sales got off to a good start at the beginning of the season, sales stalled somewhat in July. This has often been the case with black plums in recent years. Now there has been a turnaround and we can see the sales figures rising again. The demand for Larry Ann, of which there is slightly less supply this year, is good," continues José Aurelio. "In general, the late varieties are harvested with about a week's delay. Angeleno, one of the main varieties that is also expected to have a smaller harvest, will be no ...