Spain: The rise in temperatures positively affects the Andalusian horticultural supply

Published Mar 20, 2023

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The article provides an overview of the current situation in Andalusia's agricultural sector, focusing on the pepper and cucumber campaign, protected tomato production, and the upcoming watermelon season. It highlights significant price increases and lower volumes for pepper and cucumber due to various challenges, including adverse weather and disease. Despite these issues, prices are still higher than the previous two years. The protected tomato production is also struggling with high prices, largely due to adverse weather and high energy costs in Central Europe. The article also anticipates the commencement of the watermelon season in early April, with productions from Almería and later in the month from Senegal, offering a change from the current predominantly imported melons from Costa Rica and Brazil.

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Original content

The pepper and cucumber campaign is nearing its final stretch with prices significantly higher than in previous campaigns and moderately lower volumes, especially in the case of pepper. The meteorological and phytosanitary incidents suffered this campaign have affected late plantings of both crops, according to data from the Junta de Andalucía Observatory of Prices and Markets. However, the prices at source have improved the records of the two previous years. The protected tomato campaign is in the last third of its production cycle. Prices have remained at abnormally high values throughout the campaign. Adverse weather in Central Europe and the high price of energy have sunk Central European winter production, triggering prices in the rest of production origins. The ...

Source: Valencia Fruits