The sunflower harvest ends acceptably in Andalusia despite being marked by water shortages and continues in the rest of Spain

The sunflower harvest has ended in Andalusia with an "acceptable" production of 218,000 tons, awaiting the results of the rest of Spain in a campaign that has once again been marked by water shortages. The president of the Spanish Sunflower Association (AEG), Juan Fernández, has explained to Efeagro that, according to his estimates and those of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the cultivated area in Spain has barely decreased by 0.2% annually in 2024, with 744,184 hectares. In the absence of knowing the final yields of the sunflower harvest in other communities such as Castilla y León and Castilla-La Mancha, where harvesting continues, in Andalusia an average of 1,200 kilos per hectare have been obtained, 1.3% less than in 2023, on an area of about 183,000 hectares, 9.1% less. CLIMATIC FACTORS «It is considered a fairly acceptable campaign, without meeting the initial expectations after the spring rains together with the moderate temperatures between May and June», said ...