Union of Farmers and Livestock Unions in Spain warns of the critical situation of almond, hazel and carob trees

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Published May 6, 2022

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Union of Farmers and Ranchers Unions has warned of the "catastrophic" situation that the sector is facing after the confluence of circumstantial and structural factors throughout this campaign that is causing many producers to consider abandoning some crops such as almond, hazel and carob trees, which could disappear, as reported in a statement.

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MADRID, May 5. (EUROPE PRESS) - The Union of Farmers and Livestock Unions has warned of the "catastrophic" situation that the sector is facing after the confluence of conjunctural and structural factors throughout this campaign that is causing many producers to consider abandoning some crops such as the almond tree , hazel and carob trees, which could disappear, as reported in a statement. Specifically, the frosts in March and April have devastated the crop in a large part of the productive areas of Spain. The agrarian organization has revealed that there have been harvest reductions compared to last season of up to 75% in the Valencian Community and 90% in Aragon and Catalonia. For its part, reductions of 70% in Murcia and 70% in Andalusia are also expected, being able to reach the entire harvest in many regions of Castilla-La Mancha. The agrarian organization has indicated that this situation has been aggravated by the rains and the lack of sunshine, which have caused numerous ...

Source: europapress