The Region of Murcia is the second Spanish province that exports the most stone fruit

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Published Mar 18, 2024

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The Region of Murcia in Spain exported 132,000 tons of stone fruit in 2023, making it the country's second-largest exporter of peaches, nectarines, and apricots. The region, which dedicates 22,000 hectares to stone fruit cultivation, accounts for 18% of Spain's stone fruit. The fruit's market value reached 235 million euros. Murcia is also Spain's leading apricot exporter, contributing 26% of the national total. Regional president, Fernando López Miras, has committed to supporting farmers and maintaining the Tajo-Segura Transfer, which irrigates many stone fruit fields.

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The president of the Community, Fernando López Miras, has indicated that the Region of Murcia exported some 132,000 tons of stone fruit in 2023. A fact that places it as the second most exporting province of peaches, nectarines, or apricots. During a visit to the flowering of Cieza, the head of the autonomous Executive explained that in the Region of Murcia there are 22,000 hectares dedicated to the cultivation of some of the stone fruit varieties. The regional president highlighted that "18 percent of the stone fruit in our country" is from the Region of Murcia, which reached a market value of 235 million euros. López Miras also indicated that Murcia is "the first exporting region of apricot from Spain with almost 20 thousand tons, 26 percent of the national total", a fruit that is destined mainly for Europe, highlighting Germany, France and Italy. Many of these stone fruit fields are irrigated by waters that reach the Region for 45 years through the Tajo-Segura Transfer. “In the ...

Source: Agrodiario