Asaja Almería in Spain confirms the consolidation of pepper as a leader in horticultural production to the detriment of tomato

Published Jun 19, 2021

Tridge summary

The horticultural campaign in Almería, Spain, has seen a decrease of 15% in the average tomato price and an increase in surface area by 1.2%, with a total production of 3.9 million tons, a 9.3% increase. Despite this, production costs have risen by 25% in the last three years, leading to economic unsustainability for farms. The campaign has been marked by price instability, with a shift in leadership from tomatoes to peppers, and significant losses in production value for crops such as beans, melons, and watermelons. ASAJA-Almería is calling for orderly harvest planning and efficient market crisis management to ensure fair solutions for all chain actors. The campaign has also highlighted the need for more appreciation of tomatoes due to reduced surface area, but instead, the global average price has decreased by 15%.

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Original content

The campaign has had quite a bit of instability in the prices, among which the decrease in the average tomato price stands out by 15% and the bad spring campaign ASAJA-Almería has presented its balance of the horticultural campaign in which it stands out that the trend of In recent years in relation to peppers as the leader of horticultural production in the province, exceeding 12,000 hectares, replacing the position that tomatoes had years ago, in clear decline and that this year loses not only surface, 7.5% less, but also value. Together with tomatoes, beans, melons and watermelons, these are the products that have lost the highest production value in this last season, unlike the rest of the products. Overall the value of production in the province rises 5.6%. The tomato situation is of special concern, due to the loss of surface and production that has been manifesting, which has also made this year have an average price 15% below that of the previous season and due to a new ...

Source: Castilla