Spain: Asturias imports 12,000 tons of apples due to the poor harvest

Published 2022년 11월 7일

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Asturias, a region in Spain, is expected to have a significantly lower apple harvest this year due to alternate bearing and a dry summer leading to diseases and worm infestations, resulting in a forecasted yield of only seven thousand tons, a quarter of the previous year's harvest. This will force the region to import over 12,000 tons of apples to produce the required 35 million bottles of cider, with sources expecting the harvest to be one of the worst in recent years. The region's cider producers will need to purchase apples and must from other Spanish and European regions to meet demand. The Asturian cider sector has seen advancements in technology and the creation of new products, but profitability remains low. A project is underway to mitigate alternate bearing in apple trees through genetic manipulation and crosses of different varieties.

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Asturias will have to import more than 12,000 tons of apples this year to compensate for a poor harvest that is insufficient to supply the demand for cider in its different varieties. The vecería, as the phenomenon is called by which apple trees produce less in even years, has added to a very dry summer that encouraged the proliferation of worms and other diseases, causing "one of the worst harvests" for years. This year a harvest of around seven thousand tons is expected, far from the 35,000 tons registered last year, sources in the sector have informed EFE. In order to produce the 35 million bottles of Asturian cider in its different varieties necessary to supply the demand, the winemakers will have to buy apples and must in other regions of Spain and Europe. With a month to go to finish the harvest, the forecasts are discouraging and the winemakers will resort to the markets of Galicia, Cantabria, the Basque Country, among other regions of Spain, and France, Germany and the ...

Source: Valencia Fruits