The Province Is Assisting Producers Affected by Hail: Losses Estimated at Between 40 and 100% of Production.

The provincial Director of Agriculture, Carina Gallegos, accompanied representatives from the citrus sector to tour the area affected by the weather event in Federación, which occurred in early May and caused partial and total damage to citrus and vegetable plantations. According to a report from the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), that day "up to 60 millimeters of rain were recorded in the San Pedro area. In addition, hail…

Agroinsurance has emphasized that so far this month there has been a storm due to pedrisco every day. Of this extension, the most affected autonomous community is Castilla-La Mancha (45,000 hectares), with special incidence in Albacete; it follows Aragon (33,000 hectares), much located in the province of Zaragoza; the rest is distributed mainly among the regions of Murcia, La Rioja and Navarra. Archive photo showing fruit affected by pedrisco. E…

Last Saturday’s strong pedrisco has hit the countryside hard in the municipalities of Yecla and Jumilla, causing damage with an estimated value of 79.29 million euros, according to data from the agricultural organization COAG. In total, the storm affected an area of 38,400 hectares, with a special impact on fruit crops, vineyards, almonds, olive trees and cereals. More than half, with severe damage The report produced by COAG has defined two are…