They estimate a 30% drop in olive production in Valencia and Castellón.

The Valencian Association of Agriculture (AVA-Asaja), at the midpoint of the olive harvest campaign, predicts an average reduction of 30% in the harvest compared to the productive potential in Valencia and Castellón, but a noticeable recovery compared to last campaign which was heavily affected by drought. The head of the olive sector of AVA-Asaja, Luis Julián Pérez, notes that "in Utiel-Requena a severe decrease in the harvest was feared due to the hailstorms that occurred in spring but, above all, due to the lack of rain and the high temperatures throughout the summer, which reduced the weight of the olives. However, the latest rains arrived just in time to plump up the fruits that remained on the trees and the reduction will finally be around 30%. Now it remains for the prices to follow, given the short national supply." In other producing areas of the province of Valencia such as the Canal de Navarrés, the forecasts are similar. The delegate of Navarrés, Salvador Beltrán, ...