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Spain: Murcia led the withdrawal of fruit and vegetables from the market for distribution as food and livestock aid

Fruits
Vegetables
Spain
Published Jan 19, 2023

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Notifications of withdrawal from the fruit and vegetable market in Spain for free distribution as aid to disadvantaged people or animal feed reached 63.86 million kilos between December 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022. Producers of fruit and vegetables in the Region of Murcia headed the list of withdrawals with a volume of 21.46 million kilos, followed by Extremadura (20.28 million), Comunidad Valenciana (16.83 million), Andalucía ( 15.18 million), Catalonia (5.74 million) and Aragon (1.00 million). This is stated in the latest "Report on withdrawals within the framework of the operational programs of the organizations of fruit and vegetable producers (OPFH)" published by the Spanish Agrarian Guarantee Fund (FEGA), a body under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAP). Of that amount, 38.35 million kilos were destined for free distribution; 22.87 million kilos to animal feed and the remaining 2.63 million kilos to other destinations.

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Las notificaciones de retirada del mercado de frutas y hortalizas en España para su reparto gratuito como ayuda a personas desfavorecidas o alimentación animal alcanzaron los 63,86 millones de kilos entre el 1 de diciembre de 2021 y el 31 de diciembre de 2022.Los productores de frutas y hortalizas de la Región de Murcia encabezaron la lista de retiradas con un volumen de 21,46 millones de kilos, seguidos de los de Extremadura (20,28 millones), Comunidad Valenciana (16,83 millones), Andalucía (15,18 millones), Cataluña (5,74 millones) y Aragón (1,00 millones).Así consta en el último "Informe de retiradas en el marco de los programas operativos de las organizaciones de productores de frutas y hortalizas (OPFH)" que ha publicado el Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria (FEGA), órgano dependiente del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA).De esa cantidad, 38,35 millones de kilos se destinaron a su distribución gratuita; 22,87 millones de kilos a alimentación animal y los ...
Source: Agrodiario
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