Spain: The drought spoils 1,700 hectares of crops in the Lower Guadalquivir

Published 2022년 11월 10일

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Approximately 1,700 hectares of crops in the Lower Guadalquivir region of Seville, Spain, have been lost due to drought, according to Diego Bellido, the national head of COAG processing. The drought has caused significant damage to the quality of the crops, including cauliflower, broccoli, artichokes, onions, carrots, and cotton. As a result, the market value of these crops has dropped, affecting both consumers and farmers. The situation is expected to increase unemployment and has so far led to the abandonment of 50 plantations. Despite the loss of most crops, cotton is the only one that has been spared from the drought.

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Up to 1,700 hectares of different crops have been lost in plantations in the Lower Guadalquivir located in Lebrija (Seville) due to the drought, as reported by the national head of COAG processing, Diego Bellido. Speaking at one of the affected plantations, Bellido explained that, at this point in the year, about 1,200 hectares of cruciferous crops (cauliflower and broccoli), 150 of artichokes, about 200 of onions and 150 of carrots, should be planted to be harvested. “but in total there are about 200 adding all the crops”, and of that amount “there are already 50 totally abandoned”. The heat "has wreaked havoc" on the crops, which "have not developed the same, they are of poor quality and the product is not attractive for the market" For the COAG spokesman, the heat "has wreaked havoc" on the crops, which "have not developed in the same way, they are of poor quality and the product is not attractive for the market." In addition, in some plants it has flourished, "and it is not ...

Source: Valencia Fruits