In Spain, lemon production collapses

In Spain, agricultural production is collapsing and this threatens to be reflected in a major increase in prices in the coming months. Fruits and vegetables are no exception. Fruit. in particular, it is among the most affected categories. This is the case of the production of lemons, which recorded a drop of 34.6% in 2022 compared to 2021, of oranges, with a production that fell by 19.6% and of apples which reduced the offer by 16.6% . The responsibility, as stated in FruitToday Magazine, is to be attributed both to the drought and to the - unprecedented - increase in production costs; combined, they led to a 24.6% decrease in production according to data provided by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Among legumes, the worst hit were beans, with a drop of 27.6%, and peas (-18.8%). The potato harvest also suffered a significant reduction from 2 to 1.9 million tonnes, which means a 6.7% drop in production. Although point-of-sale food inflation has reached 15%, ...