Spain: The FCAC forecasts a 38% drop in the winter cereal harvest this year in Catalonia

Published 2023년 7월 19일

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The Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Catalonia (FCAC) predicts a 38% decrease in the winter cereal harvest in Catalonia this year compared to last year, due to drought. The FCAC estimates that the harvest will be 509,100 tons, significantly lower than the 830,000 tons in 2022 and 1,538,000 tons in 2021. The head of FCAC cereal, Santi Vergé, attributes the low yields to water restrictions and a rainfall deficit that has persisted for almost three years.

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BARCELONA, July 19 (EUROPA PRESS) - The Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Catalonia (FCAC) forecasts that the winter cereal harvest will fall by 38% this year in Catalonia compared to last year, according to a statement on Wednesday. The entity expects that this harvest -wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale- will be 509,100 tons this year, compared to the 830,000 tons registered in 2022 and 1,538,000 tons in 2021, 67% in these two years . According to the FCAC, the crop loss is due to drought and represents 117% of the average production of 1,684,500 tons between 2019 and 2022, while this year it would be 625,830 tons. By crops, barley production would be 292,976 tons this year compared to almost 428,000 last year --33.2% less--; that of wheat, of 176,621 tons --44.8% lower than the 320,000 of 2022--; that of oats, 21,291 tons -41,500 in 2022--, and that of triticale, 16,596 tons -29,000 in ...

Source: europapress