Serra (ASAJA-Andalucía): "We have the hope that the citrus campaign will be reasonably good"
Published 2025년 10월 20일
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In the latest broadcast of AGROPOPULAR, on October 18, Ricardo Serra, national vice president of ASAJA and president of ASAJA-Andalucía, explained to us how the citrus campaign is presenting itself in this Autonomous Community. Furthermore, he told us why it was born. Andalcitrus, the Interprofessional Association of Orange and Mandarin in Andalusia.
Regarding the campaign, Serra indicated that the weather "is not helping us, because it is neither cold nor raining." All these conditions "are causing the orange not to ripen and not to take on color, which is causing a delay." Moreover, he indicated that compared to a normal year, they are approximately 10/12 days behind, "harvesting has hardly started yet, as by now something would normally have already started."
In addition, he added that so far the quality is very good, "but significantly shorter in production; in citrus, 17% less in sweet and 5% to almost 6% less in mandarin."
As for the price, he affirmed that "the price outlook does not seem to be bad, if they do not mess it up, when..."
Regarding the campaign, Serra indicated that the weather "is not helping us, because it is neither cold nor raining." All these conditions "are causing the orange not to ripen and not to take on color, which is causing a delay." Moreover, he indicated that compared to a normal year, they are approximately 10/12 days behind, "harvesting has hardly started yet, as by now something would normally have already started."
In addition, he added that so far the quality is very good, "but significantly shorter in production; in citrus, 17% less in sweet and 5% to almost 6% less in mandarin."
As for the price, he affirmed that "the price outlook does not seem to be bad, if they do not mess it up, when..."
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In the latest broadcast of AGROPOPULAR on October 18, Ricardo Serra, national vice president of ASAJA and president of ASAJA-Andalucía, explained how the citrus campaign is shaping up in this Autonomous Community. He also told us why Andalcitrus, the Interprofessional Association of Orange and Mandarin in Andalusia, was born. Regarding the campaign, Serra indicated that the weather "is not helping us, because it is neither cold nor raining." All these conditions "are causing the orange not to ripen and not to take on color, so it is being delayed." He also indicated that compared to a normal year, they are approximately 10/12 days behind, "harvesting has barely started, while by now something would have already started." Moreover, he added that so far the quality is very good, "but much shorter in production; in citrus, 17% less in sweet and 5% to almost 6% less in mandarin." As for the price, he stated that "the price outlook does not seem bad, unless it gets messed up, when it ...
Source: Agropopular
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