Eighty percent of Armamar's apple production area was destroyed by bad weather

Published Jun 2, 2020

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Approximately 80% of the apple production area in Douro Sul, Portugal, has been destroyed by bad weather, leaving only 20% with potential commercial value. The mayors of Armamar and Tarouca estimate the damage to be around 8.3 million euros, affecting not only fruit growers but also the local economy. They will meet with the Regional Director for Agriculture and Northern Fisheries to seek support for farmers and discuss measures to protect future production.

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Source: visao.sapo.pt/Lusa About 80% of the apple production area has been affected and is practically destroyed. Perhaps 20% of the production may still have some commercial value, but everything else has been completely destroyed ”, said João Paulo Fonseca. According to the mayor, "the accounts are still being made, a comprehensive and detailed survey is being carried out", but, from what he has already spoken with technicians from the fruit growers association, the Mayor counted more than eight million euros ( ME). “We are talking about about 1,100 hectares affected, if we take into account that the average is about 40 tons per hectare, we are talking about 45 thousand tons. This will cause a loss in the order of 8,300 ME, although the accounts are not yet fine-tuned ”, he said. João Paulo Fonseca explained that the bad weather “affected the south of the county more, in the area of the apple”, since this fruit “is the great economic pillar of the county, alongside Douro wine”, ...

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