The Spanish citrus insurance subscription period for the 2024 campaign begins on March 1

On Friday, March 1, the subscription period for citrus insurance (orange, tangerine, lemon, lime and grapefruit) begins. As in the last campaign, this start date allows for contracts with enough time to cover possible early claims, since the coverage of hail risks and exceptional risks is brought forward to April 1, and allows for subsequent modification of the policy. , if necessary. Last year, a significant portion of insured citrus growers already signed up for insurance in advance and began April with a policy in force and protection against these early, increasingly frequent and violent accidents. In fact, during the first week there were wind accidents on farms in Tarragona, Castellón and Valencia that were covered by agricultural insurance for those producers with a policy signed for that date. Fortunately, the early hail storms spared the Mediterranean area, but hit the interior of the peninsula with force, causing million-dollar losses in agricultural production in ...