The Andalusian cotton campaign in Spain is brought forward almost a month due to the drought and the evaporation of irrigation

The cotton harvest campaign in Andalusia has been brought forward by almost a month due to high temperatures and the evaporation of irrigation water, which could not be avoided even at night, when many farmers have chosen to irrigate. As the national head of Industry at COAG, Diego Bellido, explained to EFE, the campaign has started with "not very encouraging" forecasts, since the drought has advanced the harvest by a month, which should have started at the end of September, "And there are already fields in Lebrija where they have been collecting for fifteen days." “The drought and the heat have come together, and the capsules have been opened a little earlier”, he said, to remember that some farmers have chosen to irrigate at night to avoid high temperatures, “but even at night it has been very hot , and they have not been able to avoid evaporation also during the early morning”. This year, the Junta de Andalucía has estimated that the 2022/2023 cotton production capacity in the ...