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Spain: The drought negatively impacts the Andalusian horticultural product campaign, especially tomato

Fresh Tomato
Spain
Published Mar 11, 2022

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COAG Andalusia has warned of the negative impact of the drought on the horticultural product processing industry, especially the tomato industry, which is an economic engine for many municipalities in the Bajo Guadalquivir region in the province of Seville.

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COAG Andalusia has warned of the negative impact of the drought on the horticultural product processing industry, especially the tomato industry, which is an economic engine for many municipalities in the Bajo Gualdalquivir region in the province of Seville. For this reason, this agrarian organization requests, in a statement, the administrations to take into account the social impact of crops to establish measures that help alleviate the disastrous consequences of the drought. Among the serious damages that the prolonged drought causes in the Andalusian countryside, the COAG has emphasized the complicated situation in which a sector of great social impact such as horticultural products for transformation has been left. The person in charge of this sector in COAG, Diego Bellido, explains that “the drought has affected the horticultural campaign for industry. There is no water to irrigate, so this year we cannot grow tomatoes, peppers, or pumpkins for industry or processed." “IT IS ...
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