The red fruit campaign starts in Huelva city of Spain with an uncertain horizon

The province of Huelva, the main producer of red fruits in Europe, has started a new campaign with a "complicated" horizon due to the need to guarantee sufficient labor, the uncertainty due to the possible effect of the drought and the increase in production costs. The general secretary of the Union of Small Farmers (UPA) in Huelva, Manuel Piedra, explained that the producers have already begun preparations for the campaign, so that the vast majority have already completed the process known as "enlomado" of the fields and is proceeding with the placement of irrigation facilities and structures —-legs and arches— and, starting in October, the planting of strawberries will take place. At the same time, they are in the maintenance of blueberry and raspberry plants whose production cycle is different. Regarding the prospects for the next campaign, Piedra has specified that there are three things that worry the sector, one of them being the need for labor. At this point, he has ...