One more season starts the collection of apricots, peaches and other fruits, with the arrival of the spring season. Thus, in a first statement, from the Federation of horticultural producers and exporters (Fepex) a good stone fruit campaign 2019. Both quality and volume will be positive in initial estimates that encourage farmers to unload each of their trees. Andalusia and Murcia have already started with the varieties early.
The 2019 stone fruit campaign by region
It is still too early to specify with greater precision the volumes to be obtained in this stone fruit campaign 2019. However, since Fepex They believe that the farm workers will be happy after the intense weeks of harvesting. In general, the product will be "of good quality" with a "normal" volume, but higher than last year, when lower figures were harvested than other seasons.
Andalusia is already enjoying a Earliest 2019 stone fruit campaign, but with good productions so far. Likewise, the Murcia works at full capacity obtaining similar qualities and volumes. At least in Paraguayan, peach and nectarine, with less apricots, which was affected by adverse weather months ago. In principle, it is estimated between a 25 and 30% less of this product.
Other regions display a harvest similar to previous years, although in areas like Estremadura the destructive effects of hail which fell the second half of April. However, they hope to match production, with a rebound of plums. In the meantime, Aragon foresees that your stone fruit campaign 2019 will be later than in Catalonia. In the latter community, the estimates are also similar to the 2017 academic year.
The case of the cherry
In relation to cherries, Committee of Fepex estimates an important descent between 10 and 30% of production in Extremadura, Aragonese, Valencian and Murcian lands. These are the main areas where they get the most pillory, But also Andalusia, La Rioja or Catalonia cultivate. Interestingly, in these three regions it is believed that they will maintain the levels of other years.
Brief review of previous exports
Last 2018, Spain I only managed to increase his number of stone fruit export in the apricot (with 22% more tons) and the Cherry (17% more). On the other hand, the news they left was not so good peaches, nectarines and plums, with between 15 and 27% less exported. For now, we will have to wait to know the final figures of this new stone fruit campaign 2019 to see if these sales abroad evolve positively.
