Spain: The drought ruins 1,700 hectares of cauliflower, broccoli, onion, artichoke, and carrot in the Bajo Guadalquivir (Seville)
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Published Nov 10, 2022
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LEBRIJA (SEVILLE), Nov. 9 (EUROPA PRESS) - The lack of rainfall and the high temperatures are once again wreaking havoc in the Andalusian countryside. In this case, it has been the turn of the cruciferous crops -cauliflower and broccoli-, onions, artichokes, and carrots, of the 1,700 hectares that should be planted by this date there are only around 200 among all these crops in the Lower Guadalquivir. In these hectares, the crop is also of such low quality that "it is useless neither for the market nor for the industry."
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LEBRIJA (SEVILLE), Nov. 9 (EUROPA PRESS) - The lack of rainfall and the high temperatures are once again wreaking havoc in the Andalusian countryside. In this case, it has been the turn of the cruciferous crops -cauliflower and broccoli-, onions, artichokes and carrots, which of the 1,700 hectares that should be planted by this date there are only around 200 among all these crops in the Lower Guadalquivir. In these hectares, the crop is also of such low quality that "it is useless neither for the market nor for the industry." This was explained in statements to the media by COAG's processing manager, Diego Bellido, who explained that 1,200 hectares of cauliflower and broccoli, 200 of artichokes and as many onions and 150 hectares of carrots should have been planted. However, he has stressed that there are only 200 hectares between all these crops, while 50 hectares are abandoned because "this is a desert". "Farmers do not have water to contribute to these crops because the drought ...
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