Spain: The almond harvest in Castilla-La Mancha falls by 65%
Almond Kernel
Spain
Published May 19, 2022
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Following the meeting held this week by the members of the Castilla-La Mancha Regional Table for Nuts, made up of Castilla-La Mancha Agro-food Cooperatives, Asaja, COAG, UPA, and the Spanish Association of Organizations of Nuts and Nuts Producers Algarrobas "AEOFRUSE", a decrease in the almond harvest in the region is estimated to 4,132 tons, that is, 65% less than in the 2021/22 campaign, when 12,020 tons of almonds were reached (Largueta, Marcona and Commune) and it was already short due to significant frost damage.
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Following the meeting held this week by the members of the Castilla-La Mancha Regional Table for Nuts, made up of Castilla-La Mancha Agro-food Cooperatives, Asaja, COAG, UPA and the Spanish Association of Organizations of Nuts and Nuts Producers Algarrobas "AEOFRUSE", a decrease in the almond harvest in the region is estimated to 4,132 tons, that is, 65% less than in the 2021/22 campaign, when 12,020 tons of almonds were reached (Largueta, Marcona and Commune) and it was already short due to significant frost damage. This decrease has been caused by the severe frosts recorded between April 1 and 4, 2022. To the frosts must be added the problems of lack of fruit set due to the constant rainfall and the fungal problems that are occurring in a generalized way due to high ambient humidity and presence of water. Valuation of Agro-food Cooperatives CLM Circumstances that make the sector go through a “terribly bad year, at a general level, not only for Castilla-La Mancha. Only ...
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