Spain: Dried fruit producers foresee half the harvest of last year in C. Valenciana

Published Jun 2, 2022

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The dried fruit cooperatives of the Valencian Community in Spain are projected to produce only 4,845 tons this campaign, which is half of the 9,500 tons produced last year despite an increase in the cultivated area. The National Table estimates the national production to decrease by 29.27% compared to the previous campaign. The Valencian Community expects an even more pronounced decrease in production, with concerns about the impact of frosts and plant health issues such as the almond wasp and Xylella fastidiosa. Despite the decrease, the Valencian Community is expected to remain the fourth most productive region at the national level.

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The dried fruit cooperatives of the Valencian Community forecast a production of 4,845 tons this campaign, barely half of the 9,500 tons that were produced last year, all of this despite the 4.48% increase in the area cultivated by of nut growers. Cooperatives Agro-alimentàries of the Valencian Community has held a technical seminar on nuts at the Viver Cooperative, in which different issues related to current affairs in the sector have been addressed, this organization has reported in a statement. At the beginning of this day, the president of the Nuts sector, José Feltrer, and the sector technician, Ana Limiñana, have broken down the main magnitudes and trends related to these crops. Feltrer has stressed that the day held serves first of all to "take stock of a 21/22 campaign that we can consider good for different reasons", among which he cited "a more benevolent climate, which allowed a 33% increase in production compared to to the previous campaign" and "the good commercial ...

Source: Agroinformacion