The fattening period for the Iberian ham begins with hopes for a good campaign pending on the weather.

There is a considerable acorn load on the holm oaks and cork oaks but the sector hopes for more rain to increase the volume and grow enough grass that will further improve the forecasts. The montanera of the Iberian pig—the period in which the animal feeds on grass and acorns in the dehesa—is starting and it does so with good prospects regarding the acorn load and its quality but pending more rains so that the campaign can even improve its forecast. The president of the interprofessional of the Iberian pig (Asici), Raúl García, has assured Efeagro that they are following "with attention" the evolution of the dehesas, waiting for the generalization of autumn rains. These are "fundamental" precipitations for the acorn to "complete its development, gain caliber and quality, and for the field to recover the grass, which is so necessary to complement the animals' diet." In any case, the forecasts that the sector operators convey "are, in general, positive" because there is "a good ...