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Spain: The production of oranges drops by a third in Andalusia

Fresh Orange
Spain
Published Nov 21, 2022

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Andalusia is one of the most important citrus-producing areas in Spain and for this year, estimates predict 32% less orange production than its potential.

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The agricultural organization Asaja Cordoba takes up the alarm raised by the regional council and signals the beginning of the campaign with particular concern for the sharp decrease in production, the lack of fruit size and the continuous increase in production costs. To report the news it is Valencia Fruits, which reports the dynamics of a sector that starts with a lot of uncertainty. The price monitoring table of the citrus market has started to quote the Navelina orange between 0.24 and 0.28 euros per kg for the first quality. Slightly higher prices than last year at the start of the campaign. In Andalusia, the regional Ministry of Agriculture analyzed the 2020/21 citrus season, whose total production exceeded 2.3 million tonnes, an increase of 7% compared to the ...
Source: Italiafruit
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