In Spain, fodder crops will begin to be listed in the Toledo agricultural market from 2023

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Published Dec 23, 2022

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The Toledo Agricultural Market has ratified this Thursday 22, during its General Assembly, the decision of the Executive Committee to include fodder crops within the price table, so that they begin to trade in the first meeting of 2023, which will be next January 4th. This agreement of the market is adopted considering it vital to give reference prices for some productions that are key in animal feed in a livestock province such as Toledo and where, in addition, fodder cultivation has been traditional, mainly in Las Vegas del Block. At present, the area of alfalfa is in clear decline both in Toledo and in the rest of Spain. Specifically, the hectares devoted to this crop have fallen by 20% nationwide.

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The Toledo Agricultural Market has ratified this Thursday 22, during its General Assembly, the decision of the Executive Committee to include fodder crops within the price table, so that they begin to trade in the first meeting of 2023, which will be next January 4th. This agreement of the market is adopted when it is considered vital to give reference prices for productions that are key in animal feed in a livestock province such as Toledo and where, in addition, fodder cultivation has been traditional, mainly in Las Vegas del Block. At present, the area of alfalfa is in clear decline both in Toledo and in the rest of Spain. Specifically, the hectares devoted to this crop have fallen by 20% nationwide. THE PRODUCERS WHO SOWED FORAGE CROPS ARE SUBSTITUTING THEM WITH WOODY, IRRIGATED OLIVE GROVE AND PISTACHIO TREES This decline is mainly due to two factors. In the first place, the increase in the electricity bill for irrigation, which in the last year has become 600% more ...

Source: Agroinformacion