The strawberry contact group analyzes the campaign in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain

Next meeting May 9

The Spanish-French-Italian strawberry contact group is one of the groups created within the framework of the Joint Committee on Fruits and Vegetables and has met annually for more than 20 years.

The strawberry contact group, made up of sector representatives and the administration of France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, will meet, by videoconference, next Monday, May 9, to analyze the current campaign in the four countries, as well as to evaluate the current situation of the community market.

At the meeting, each delegation will present the campaign's forecasts. On the Spanish side, the Association of Producers and Exporters of La Fresa de Huelva, Freshuelva, which represents 95% of the red fruit production in this province, will present its 2021/2022 campaign data, according to which, the total area planted for all red fruits has stood at 11.740 hectares, which represents a A figure very similar to the 11.630 hectares of the last year, with a small increase of 0,95%. The strawberry area increases by 1% and the blueberry area increases by 6,7%, while the raspberry area decreases by more than 8%. and 4% for default.

The contact group will also analyze the market situation, in the current context, marked, among other aspects, by the continued increase in costs and that, in the case of red fruits, Freshuelva, association integrated into FEPEX, has estimated that they have been 150% in fertilizers, 33% in water or 46% in plastics, although the increases that affect the diesel used by tractors (+73%) and electrical energy are even more spectacular. (+270%), according to figures corresponding to the month of December.

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