Spain: Last year, 2,000 ha of mandarins and 900 ha of persimmons were lost in Valencia

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Published Jan 7, 2022

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A calculation by the producer association La Unió de Llauradors based on the most recent report on the Spanish horticultural area prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture shows that last year 2,056 ha of mandarins and 888 ha of persimmons were lost in the Valencian Community.

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Other crops also had to make do with less acreage in 2021: almond cultivation yielded 523 hectares, apricots 632 hectares and peach/nectarine 111 hectares. Lemon cultivation increased again by 1,200 hectares, avocado trees were added to 714 hectares, olives increased by 264 hectares, the grape area (wine growing and table grapes) expanded by 166 hectares, new orange trees were planted on 275 hectares and growers added 139 hectares. to the tiger nut area. “For the sharp decline in mandarin acreage, we have to point the finger in particular at the low producer prices for early mandarins and clementines due to competition from South Africa. In 2021 South African exports of mandarins to the EU increased by more than 30% A recent study by La Unió shows that in recent years, South Africa has exported an average of 18,000 tons more mandarins to the EU in September in recent years, and that in the last two years this has increased by 25,000 tons. it's an average of 64,000 tons more in ...

Source: AGF