The production of paprika in the Region of Murcia grows by 18% surpassing 4,000 tons in 2024.

ltivation of bell pepper for paprika production is concentrated in the Guadalentín Valley, where the municipalities of Totana and Lorca stand out, which have the most hectares of this crop and also most of the drying and grinding industry associated with the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Pimentón de Murcia. The Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, Sara Rubira, who has visited a farm in Totana where bell pepper harvesting is underway, pointed out that "we are seeing that in recent years there have been significant increases in the yields per hectare of this crop." In fact, since 2018 "we have detected an increase of 58 percent, which has allowed us to increase production by more than 152 percent," Rubira affirmed. "The cultivation and production of paprika is part of the agricultural tradition of our Region. Therefore, the regional government supports the producers and the Protected Designation of Origin, with which, in addition to preserving the ...