Spain: They demand aid to alleviate losses of up to 90% in almond production
Almond Kernel
Spain
Published Jun 29, 2022
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UPA Granada has asked the administrations to establish criteria that allow them to provide assistance to farmers affected by losses in almond production, which, in some areas of the province, reaches losses of up to 90% of the harvest. As detailed, the early almond in the regions of the Montes Orientales; Asset; Cúllar and Huéscar have suffered a lot of damage due to the lack of rainfall, the cold temperatures in spring and even some frosts.
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UPA Granada has requested that the administrations establish criteria that allow aid to be provided to farmers affected by losses in almond production, which, in some areas of the province, reaches losses of up to 90% of the harvest. As detailed, the early almond in the regions of the Montes Orientales; Asset; Cúllar and Huéscar have suffered a lot of damage due to the lack of rainfall, the cold temperatures in spring and even some frosts. The weather "has determined the flowering of the earliest varieties, such as the Guara or the Largueta, which has a negative influence on the harvest in certain areas", explained the general secretary of UPA Granada, Nicolás Chica. If you take into account that these early varieties can represent 50% of the 95,000 hectares that are cultivated in Granada alone, it could be the worst almond campaign in the last 5 years, he added. Productive setback In addition, Granada, despite having the largest increase in the area of almond trees in Andalusia ...
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