Spanish vegetable production increases slightly

Vegetable production in the 2023-2024 campaign stood at 8,345,581 tonnes, 1.7% more than in the previous year. The considerable increase in the trade balance compared to the average of the last five campaigns stands out, with a balance between exports and imports exceeding 6.5 billion euros. The data was released this Thursday by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in a meeting with the representative organizations of the sector to take stock of the last vegetable campaign, chaired by the general director of Agricultural Production and Markets, Elena Busutil. In winter vegetables, the 2023-2024 campaign was marked at the beginning by high temperatures, which forced replanting and delayed marketing, and by a high incidence of pests and diseases. Despite these circumstances, the 2023/24 greenhouse vegetable campaign ended with a production of 4,291,692 tonnes, 2.6% more than the previous one. Tomato and pepper production stand out, with increases of 4.5% and 3.6%, ...