Spain: Historic 40% drop in hazelnut production is estimated

Published Nov 13, 2024

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Spain's hazelnut production is projected to drop by 40% in the 2024-2025 campaign, reaching 4,100 tonnes, which would be one of the lowest harvests in history. This decrease is primarily due to severe drought conditions during the first half of 2024, which have destroyed crops and endangered plantations. The drought has led to significant irrigation restrictions, particularly in areas irrigated by the Riudecanyes reservoir. The Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Catalonia (FCAC) shares these concerns and is discussing the situation with other European hazelnut-producing countries and Turkey at a recent EU meeting.

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Hazelnut production in Spain, which is mainly concentrated in Catalonia, is expected to fall by 40% in the 2024-2025 campaign and will drop to 4,100 tonnes of hazelnuts in shell, compared to 6,800 tonnes in the 2023-2024 campaign, which was already 17% lower than the previous one. The Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Catalonia (FCAC), which released these data at the bilateral meeting between the European Union and Turkey, warns that this is one of the lowest harvests in history. The meeting of the hazelnut producing countries of the European Union - Spain, France and Italy - with Turkey (which is the main world producer) deals with the evolution of hazelnut production, prices and the market. For this reason, the European Commission, a delegation from the Turkish government and the member organisations of COPA-COGECA (an organisation that brings together European agricultural unions and agricultural cooperatives), including FCAC, are participating. Josep Pere Colat, head ...

Source: Financialfood