Spain: The DO Calasparra rice campaign

Published Nov 2, 2022

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José Martínez, the president of the Calasparra Denomination of Origin in the Region of Murcia, Spain, appeared on AGROPOPULAR to discuss the current state of the local rice campaign. Despite the overall disappointing performance of the rice industry in Spain, Martínez reported that the Calasparra DO has managed to improve its Bomba variety yields by 23% compared to the previous year, reaching 23 kilos per hectare. This increase comes as a bright spot amidst a backdrop of otherwise declining yields and prices across the country. Martínez emphasized the exceptional quality of the Calasparra DO rice and stated that the industry needs to see a significant increase in prices due to the rising costs faced by farmers. Additionally, he highlighted that the DO Calasparra is the only high-mountain Designation of Origin for rice in Spain and mentioned the challenges related to reduced mowing times due to low temperatures, which are impacting the harvest campaign and extending the overall harvest season.

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José Martínez, president of the Calasparra Denomination of Origin, in the Region of Murcia, intervened in the broadcast of AGROPOPULAR on October 29 to talk about the rice campaign. They were harvesting the Balillax Sollana variety and had already finished harvesting all the Bomba variety. He detailed on the air that despite the fact that the data "is being devastating throughout Spain", the DO Calasparra is being the exception. "We have had higher yields in Bomba around 23% kilos per hectare compared to last year," he said. «Prices have to skyrocket because the rice farmer can no longer take it» Regarding the quality, he explained that at the moment it is excellent. "The average yields are higher than 65% in the Bomba variety and the prices have to skyrocket because the farmer, especially the rice farmer, can no longer do it." He concluded his speech by ...

Source: Agropopular