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Spain: Shortage of legume seeds at the beginning of cereal sowing in Ciudad Real

Spain
Published Nov 1, 2022

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Farmers denounce a stressful situation and show their concern at the rise in demand for these varieties of improving species that they do not find in any seed production center or other types of supplier companies.

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Cereal growers in the province of Ciudad Real - like those in other territories of Spain - are experiencing shortages of certified legume and protein seeds, especially peas, vetch, yeros and lentils, at the start of sowing. These are soil-improving species that herbaceous producers are obliged to plant this campaign as a requirement of the new Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 (PAC), not yet approved, but with application scheduled for next January. Farmers denounce a stressful situation and show their concern at the rise in demand for these varieties that they cannot find in any seed production center or other types of supplier companies. This is the case of the seed selection center, which has been managed by the ‘San Isidro’ cereal cooperative in the capital of Ciudad Real for twenty years. The president of this entity, José María Ciudad, acknowledges the shortage, caused by "the bad year" of this type of product, and therefore a lower production of seeds, to which has been added ...
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