Spain: Why has the price of almonds dropped 25%?

Asaja Albacete has criticized the “unjustifiable” drop in the price of almonds. The agricultural organization points out that the 25% drop in the price of almonds has no explanation. In a very complicated year for the Spanish countryside, with product prices at rock bottom, production costs higher than ever and adverse weather that has caused numerous and very serious damage to crops, Asaja Albacete has analyzed the current situation of the almond and therefore wants to deny “one by one” all the false justifications that are being given by different interested sectors for these low prices. And given the hoaxes launched by these sectors interested in justifying the unacceptable low price that farmers are being paid for the almond harvest and which does not cover production costs, Asaja wants to deny these justifications: 1st.-It is not true that California's harvest is the most abundant in recent years, in fact, the forecast for this year is one million one hundred and sixty-seven ...