Spain: Alfalfa manufacturers foresee a 15% increase in forage production due to the advantages of the CAP if improving crops are chosen

The Spanish Association of Dehydrated Alfalfa Manufacturers (AEFA) has reported that the production of alfalfa and other dehydrated forage will increase by around 15% in the 2024-2025 campaign, to exceed 1,100,000 tons, compared to 980,000 tons. the previous season, largely thanks to the advantages offered by the new CAP if improving crops such as alfalfa are chosen Production will increase in most productive areas, led by Navarra (27%), Catalonia (25%) or Castilla La Mancha (23%), while in Castilla y León it will increase by 19% and in Aragon by 10%. %, according to estimates that alfalfa manufacturers made public this Thursday in a statement. Regarding processed forages, the production of dehydrated alfalfa bales will be 52.4%; the granulated or pellet format will reach 23.7% of production; forage oats will be 7.3%; and 16.6% will correspond to what is produced from other forages (fescue, ray gras, vetches or mix forage). The area destined for the production of dehydrated forage ...