Spain: Status of Almeria's greenhouse crops at the beginning of May

Published May 12, 2023

Tridge summary

The State of the Crops report from the Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service of the Junta de Andalucía for the first week of May reveals that greenhouse producers in the Poniente Almeriense region are making the last cuts in single-crop pepper plantations and uprooting other crops. Tomato plantations are in full harvest, and most aubergine productions have been harvested. The cucumber spring harvest is in full production, but prices need to improve for producers to keep the crop. Zucchini plantations are in full harvest, and Cantaloupe, Galia, and Amarillo melon varieties are being harvested due to favorable temperatures. However, watermelon greenhouses are experiencing issues with curdling cucumbers due to increased temperatures, and watermelon greenhouses are in full harvest with high production and quality, but prices are tending to decrease.
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According to the latest State of the Crops report of the Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service of the Junta de Andalucía, during the first week of May, greenhouse producers in the Poniente Almeriense were finalizing the last cuts in single-crop pepper plantations and other plantations were already being uprooted. The new tomato plantations are in full harvest until the end of the production cycle at the end of May/early June. Most of the aubergine greenhouse productions were in full harvest. The most depleted crops had been uprooted, and the most recent ones had already started production. The cucumber spring harvest is in full production, and producers will keep this crop if prices improve, otherwise, many farmers will uproot their plantations. Most of the zucchini plantations were in full harvest. The Cantaloupe, Galia, and Amarillo melon varieties were being harvested as the temperature that week had favored the ripening of the fruits. Producers continued harvesting ...
Source: Hortidaily

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