Spain: Winter cereal resists in Aragon with 2.82 million tons, one of the best in the last 8 years

The forecasts have been fulfilled and Aragón maintains its winter cereal production. 2.82 million tons have been harvested this season. A figure that is among one of the best in the last eight years. However, there is a 9% decrease compared to the historic 2020 campaign. Data that Red Arax has presented this Thursday at a press conference with the publication of the second Crop Dossier of the 2020/2021 Winter Cereal. This is an exhaustive report prepared with the data obtained in the 8,175 test plots (8,000 are micro-tests of the Red Genvce and collaborating companies, and 175 are of the cooperatives) that the Red Arax has distributed throughout the territory. "They are good harvest data that are also linked to proper management, the use of new varieties and, of course, the use of certified seed," said Jesús Abadías, head of Innovation at Cooperativas Agro-alimentary de Aragón. The commitment to varieties more adapted to the territory allows crops to have better health throughout ...