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Spain: The forecasts for the almond harvest foresee a decrease of 30%

Almond Kernel
Spain
Published May 21, 2022

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As every year, the National Table of Nuts has made the estimate of almond production for the 2022 campaign, resulting in a forecast of 61,684 tons of grain almonds. For the second consecutive year, a decrease in production of 29.27% is expected as a result, on the one hand, of the severe frosts that mainly affected the northern half of Spain, and on the other, of the impact of the drought and the proliferation of fungal diseases due to heavy rains in Andalusia, Murcia or the Valencian Community that damaged both conventional production but especially organic production. This reduction has not been offset by the entry into production of new production areas. A productive area of 522,142 hectares has been determined, which represents an increase of ...
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