The stone fruit group from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain will analyze the consequences of the frosts and the prospects for the campaign

The stone fruit contact group, made up of professionals, sector representatives and administrations from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, will meet next week, via videoconference, to analyze the consequences of the late frosts in Europe and the prospects for production of this campaign, among the main themes. The group, which meets annually within the framework of the Joint Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, will pool information on late frosts in the different countries. In this sense, although the frosts have affected Europe again since March, the general effects in France, Italy and Greece seem not to have been as important as in 2021. However, in Spain the situation is worse than the last year in important producing regions such as Catalonia, where between 70 and 85% of all stone fruit will not be harvested this summer, with a similar situation in Aragon. Stone fruit is one of the most exported fruit groups in Spain, with peaches and nectarines in the lead and exports in ...