Spain: The garlic sector in Córdoba warns of the drought and transfers the cultivation to other areas of Andalusia and Castilla-La Mancha

CÓRDOBA, Aug 19 (EUROPA PRESS) - The president of the garlic sector of Asaja Córdoba and vice president of the National Garlic Table, Miguel del Pino, has warned this Thursday of the drought that may affect production in the coming months, especially in the Montalbán area, from where the Farmers have already moved some plantations to other areas of Andalusia and Castilla-La Mancha as they have groundwater that allows garlic to grow. In statements to Canal Sur Televisión, collected by Europa Press, Del Pino explained that "the problem lies in the fact that the cultivation of garlic is very expensive, because a hectare costs at least 12,000 euros to carry it to the end", so " it is necessary that they leave enough kilos not to lose money ". In this regard, he commented that "garlic needs very little water, with 3,000 cubic meters per hectare, which compared to other crops is very little water, but it needs it at the time", so that it has warned that "the problem that now It is ...