Spain: The price of strawberries in the first weeks of the campaign is somewhat lower than in previous years

Published Jan 2, 2023

Tridge summary

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has reported that strawberry prices at the source for the 2022 end-of-year period were slightly lower than the previous year. The start of the strawberry campaign in Huelva, which begins in late November, saw stable strawberry acreage with a slight increase and decrease from year to year, occupying over 6,500 hectares this campaign. However, high seedling mortality rates have led to delays in early harvesting. Additionally, the campaign has seen a decrease in raspberry cultivated area but an increase in production, likely due to the use of remontant varieties. Blueberry cultivation has seen the most growth among red fruits, with a surface area approaching 4,000 hectares and an increase in market volume as more land comes into production. The price at the source for blueberries has been irregular, fluctuating around €4/kilo.
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Original content

Although there are still no specific statistics, the report on the start of the strawberry campaign of the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has advanced that the prices at origin of strawberries in the last weeks of this 2022 they are somewhat lower than those of 2021, in the same period. The strawberry campaign in the province of Huelva begins at the end of November with very low fruit sales volumes, still. It is during the Christmas period when the fruit on the market begins to be more representative. Until then, there are hardly any trading companies that have started to work, so there is little data on prices at origin and in stores. In addition, producers through the interprofessional Interfresa promote the consumption of red fruits in general, especially at the end of the year. They are fruits that can well replace the traditional grapes to celebrate the New Year's Eve chimes. The official report from ...

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