25-30% more clementines were harvested than initially expected in Spain

In the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, Huelva is the province where the most mandarins are grown. The acreage and harvest yields are three times greater than in the province of Seville, the second most important mandarin region in Andalusia. And according to figures from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, the difference between the area planted and in production is so great that a significant increase in harvest quantities is expected in Huelva in the coming years. "We started picking the first Clemenrubís on September 13 and harvested the last Oronules a week ago," explains Alfonso Tomé of Frescitrus. "It has been a very positive season in terms of volume, despite the stormy weather at the end of September. The waterspout, which discharged almost 120 liters per square meter over our region in one hour, was accompanied at some points by hailstorms. Especially the municipalities of Isla Cristina Cartaya and Lepe were hit hard and the low clementine plots were flooded while ...