Spain: 450,000 tons of perishable fruits and vegetables will be affected each week of the month of July

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Published Jun 23, 2022

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A total of 250,000 tons of fruit and vegetables destined for foreign markets and 200,000 tons destined for the national market will be affected, each week of the month of July, according to FEPEX, if the announcement of a new freight transport strike goes ahead, since that the truck is the main means of transport in this sector and July is one of the months of greatest export and consumption of fruit and vegetables, being also extremely perishable products.

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If the call for a new transport strike goes ahead, pending ratification next Sunday and scheduled for June 30, 250 million euros will be affected, which is the value of the export of fresh fruit and vegetables in one week of month of July and approximately 280 million euros, approximately, in the national market each week. The most affected products will be summer fruits, especially peaches, nectarine, apricots, plums and cherries due to their extremely perishable nature, and vegetables will be affected mainly by tomatoes, peppers and lettuce. For this reason, FEPEX considers that the fruit and vegetable producing and exporting sector, which is decisive in the social and economic sustainability of the producing areas, will be seriously affected and will be one of the most affected by a future strike, as they are products whose collection and marketing cannot be postponed, being July, in addition, a month of maximum activity. It is considered essential, therefore, that the free ...

Source: Agroinformacion