Spain: The DOP Saffron points to a drastic reduction in production and warns of an imminent extinction of the product

Published 2022년 10월 18일

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The La Mancha saffron sector is facing a critical reduction in harvest due to increased temperatures and a lack of traceability of seeds, with only 345 kilos produced in 2021, a 60% decrease from the historical average. The sector is struggling with a lack of certified seeds and unfair competition, and is calling for urgent measures, including increased surface area and inclusion in Rural Development Programs. The number of active producers has dropped significantly since 2014, and it is expected that this year's production will not reach a thousand kilos.

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The increase in temperatures and the lack of traceability of the seeds, problems of a sector that asks Martínez Arroyo to encourage the increase in surface area TOLEDO, Oct. 18 (EUROPA PRESS) - The president of the Denomination of Origin Saffron of La Mancha, Carlos Fernández, and the manager of the entity, Pedro Manuel Pérez, have raised the voice of alarm about the situation in the sector, and at a press conference they have spoken of a "critical reduction" in the harvest due to less flowering. A crop that is deployed through small farms, which places it in a "very weak situation". If in 2021 "all the alarms went off" with 345 kilos, 60% less than the historical average, a "market shortage" was reached that left the sector "out of the game". A letter of support has been launched at an institutional and personal level with a "massive" response from companies and producers who interact in marketing, a "sign that saffron matters." "We don't want it to be lost, but we could talk ...

Source: europapress