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The drought reduces the Spanish sunflower harvest and its resurgence in Ukraine

Sunflower Seed
Spain
Ukraine
Published Aug 10, 2022

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The Spanish countryside is facing one of the worst sunflower harvests in recent years due to the drought and the heat, with poor expectations and low yields that dampen the resurgence of the crop in the face of the Ukraine crisis. The representatives of the agricultural organizations Asaja, COAG and UPA have told Efeagro that the forecasts are very pessimistic for the sunflower campaign, which began weeks ago in Andalusia and will gradually spread throughout the country.

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The Spanish countryside is facing one of the worst sunflower harvests in recent years due to the drought and the heat, with poor expectations and low yields that dampen the resurgence of the crop in the face of the Ukraine crisis. Representatives of the agricultural organizations Asaja, COAG and UPA have told Efeagro that the forecasts are very pessimistic for the sunflower campaign, which began weeks ago in Andalusia and will gradually spread throughout the country. In relation to 2021, the production figures will not drop as much because the cultivation area has increased considerably, but the yields per hectare will. Compared to a normal or average year, the person in charge of arable crops in Asaja, Pedro Gallardo, has stressed that the harvests will be 40% lower and that in some farms the yields will drop by 50%, from 2,000 kilos/hectare to 1,050. kilos/hectare or less. The panorama is "disastrous", in the opinion of the person in charge of arable crops of COAG, José Roales. ...
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