Stone fruits production to increase significantly in Spain

The production of some stone fruits, specifically cherry, Paraguayan and platerina, will increase significantly in the next few years in Spain due to the increase in plantations and the high percentage that young plantations represent with respect to the total. In the case of apricots, peaches and nectarines, producers have adapted their productive potential to the demands of consumers. These are the conclusions drawn by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) after analyzing the evolution of the area dedicated to the production of stone fruit. In a study entitled "Analysis of the productive reality of stone fruit 2020" it indicates that, as a whole, the surface of the seven analyzed crops fell by 4% in 2020 compared to 2019, although not all of them evolved downwards. The report shows that the area dedicated to cherry, Paraguayan and platerina grew in 2020 compared to the previous year and that in the three crops there are high percentages of plantations under five ...