Almonds: a drop in production is expected in Puglia

The alarm is launched by Coldiretti, which estimates up to 90% less due to the frosts of last March. It is an alarm for the Apulian almonds. The late frosts of last March, in fact, caused very serious damages, which according to some will even lead to a 90% drop in production. To support it is Savino Muraglia, president of Coldiretti Puglia, who explains: "The 2020 vintage will be forgotten for the Apulian almonds, with a handful of product to be harvested compared to the historical averages, due to the frosts of 24 and 25 March, for which we have activated all the procedures for the immediate checks in the field and the declaration of the state of calamity ". "In Puglia - adds Coldiretti - an area of 19,428 hectares is destined for the cultivation of almond (equal to 35.05% of the national area cultivated with almond), which in 2019 provided a total production of 264,670 quintals of almonds, a third of the national total (33%). Data that place Puglia in second place among the ...