The stone fruit harvest will be 50% higher than in 2022, up to 1.5 million tons

Published 2023년 5월 24일

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Spain's stone fruit production is projected to double to 1.5 million tons in the current campaign, following a year of low production due to severe drought. The increase is attributed to favorable fruit development and lack of serious weather accidents. However, the production could be compromised by water scarcity, as the Ebro Valley, a major supply region, is experiencing very low reservoir levels. The nectarine is expected to be the highest yielding fruit. The sector is hopeful for balanced prices that can cover increased production costs, following the Fluid market behavior and stable prices in consumption regions in Europe.

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MADRID, May 24. (EUROPE PRESS) - The production volume of stone fruit in Spain for this campaign will stand at 1.5 million tons, which is 50% more than in 2022, when production barely reached one million tons, the lowest record for the last 10 years, according to the forecasts made by Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España after participating in the peach, nectarine and apricot contact group of the mixed committee of Spain, France, Italy and Portugal and the Europech Forum within the framework of the fair medfel. Specifically, in Spain, the stone fruit harvest will depend directly on water availability in the coming weeks and throughout the summer, especially in the Ebro Valley, in a context of severe drought, after a very dry winter and spring. . The president of the stone fruit working group, JavierBasols, explained that "these potential production figures are explained by the good development achieved by the fruits, as no serious weather accident has been recorded ...

Source: europapress