Spain will harvest 18 million tons of cereal, 26% less than in 2021
Spain
Published Jul 30, 2022
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The Spanish cereal harvest will reach 18.15 million tons in 2022, which represents a decrease of 25.8% compared to the previous year and 23% less compared to the average of the last three courses, reported Cooperatives Agro-food of Spain.
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By crops, in common wheat will exceed 5.1 million tons, in barley 6.6 million tons, in corn 3.8 million tons, in durum wheat 668,120 tons, in oats 889,191 tons , rye 181,514 and triticale 739,649 tons, Cooperatives details in what is their second estimate of the harvest for this year. The organization has increased total annual production by half a million compared to the first estimate it made in mid-June (with 17 .6 million tons), which in his opinion is explained by "an improvement in expected yields". "However, the cooperative cereal sector considers that the final harvest is pending the end of the corn cycle, due to high temperatures and doubts about the provision of irrigation in some autonomous communities, which can make the estimated yields vary," he added. Cooperatives in a statement. Cooperatives have indicated that the fall in production this year is due to the stress that cereals have suffered throughout their vegetative cycle, mainly due to the lack of rain and the ...
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