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Avocado production in Spain will exceed 70 thousand tons this season

Published Jan 17, 2025

Tridge summary

The 2024/25 avocado season in Spain has commenced, with the Spanish Tropical Association (AET) predicting a harvest of over 70,000 tons. The industry is recovering from harsh weather conditions, water shortages, and increased production costs, but recent rains have improved water reserves slightly. The AET is advocating for the implementation of hydraulic infrastructures and is urging consumers to choose Spanish avocados for their local impact and environmental benefits. The industry is also moving towards organic production, with the cultivated area near 20,000 hectares, primarily in Andalusia, the Valencian Community, and the Canary Islands.
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In December, the 2024/25 avocado campaign began in Spain, a season in which the Spanish Tropical Association (AET), the most important organization in the sector with more than five hundred members throughout the country, expects a harvest of more than 70,000 tons. The AET points to a significant improvement in the production areas, associated with the Malaga region of La Axarquía and the Costa Tropical of Granada, which continue to experience one of the most complicated periods of recent decades due to the harsh weather conditions, the lack of water and the complications derived from the increase in production costs, including tree felling. "This year we can speak of a mild improvement and, above all, of a somewhat more optimistic perspective thanks to the rains that spring and this start of autumn brought us and the slight increase in water reserves," says Álvaro Palacios, president of the AET. Palacios, however, does not hide the fact that, “nevertheless, the water situation, ...
Source: MXfruit
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