Harvesters Begin to Collect Barley With An Average Yield of 4,500 Kilos

This week some of the earliest cereal parcels in the southern provinces of the autonomous community begin to be harvested. As every year, the most early risers are in the south, and this time the machines are working in the first lands earlier than usual. In some cases, the plots that have begun to chop have yielded yields of 4,500 kilos on average with a high quality of the grain and with relevant specific weights. The good weather of this campaign and the absence of hail, so far, as well as the lack of heat strokes can trigger that the yields are quite good in most of the producing areas. According to UPA forecasts in Castilla y León, and if there are no incidents in the next few days, we could be facing production in the region as a whole that would exceed seven million tons. UPA reminds the farmers of Castilla y León to be extremely cautious and not to rush when selling the cereal, in addition to recommending that the harvest be delivered through the cooperatives in the ...