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The Spanish fields are running out of farmers
Product Trends
Since October there were 11,899 more unemployed. A total of 107,277 farmers who become part of the lists of INEM, a 49% higher than a year ago and 12.48% more than in September. With 11,899 more people unemployed in a month, the field is on the way to run out of farmers. In total, the number of unemployed in the primary sector reached 107,277 in October, according to data released by the Ministry of Labor. This amount translates into an increase of +12,48 percent from the previous month and remains 49.7 percent higher when compared with October 2008. Agricultural unemployment rose in all autonomous communities, especially in Castilla-La Mancha (4,598) and Andalusia (1889) and only went down in Valencia (-53). Re the general rate, unemployment rose 2.67 percent, equivalent to more than 98,906 unemployed during the previous month and 990,327 more than a year ago (+35.14 percent), bringing in 3,808,353 people unemployed in Spain, of which 49.9 percent are women.
Weather
Grow Strong wind up to 80 km pr hour and temperatures going down 10 degrees has put The Valencia region in minor alert.
Source Import Package Distribute
Aubergines:
Celery:
Still low prices but this vegetable is extremely sensitive to low temperatures so if as predicted it gets colder the offer will fall and prices should go up.
in 2 weeks
Avocado: The first Hass avocado of Spanish origen will be ready around 20 november, As usual impossible to predict since the fruit dont ripe on the tree and the growers in Malaga speculate in prices more than in picking ready fruits.
Clementines: Marisol and other early varieties has basically finished and its now 99% clemenules and related clementines. The coming 2 weeks will be very complicated since its too green with a degreening period pf 5 days and few available kgs to harvest. Many packhouses are 3 days behind and are compromised to fixed programs. Prices are non negotiable with maybe a sligh decrease but most probably it will remain at its level, which is not cheap. We expect this situation to have changed in two weeks where the quantity will be more and quality excellent. Corn: Continues with 14x2 flow..
Califlower: Cucumber: Very few kgs available Capsicum: Many red pepper on the market and also many prices. Good quality is not easy to find. The problem it the high temperatures that makes the growing of the produce explode but only in size since the walls remain to thin and that can be seen after some days as the shell life is much shorter than the ones of thick walls. Ramiro, Capia, Sweet bit and chili peppers are available and at rather low prices, which might change when hungary season ends now.
After a week with increasing prices we predict they fall again although not to the low levels of 2 weeks ago. Still good quality and few quality problems.
Figs: Still few kgs available and now with a nice new 250 g bag
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Grapes: Last week from Moyca
to 90 in the next months. Its with other words very difficult lo ensure large programs with one size only. Oranges: Navelina until februrary. Good size but harvest are up to 40% lower than last year and prices are high. Plums:
Iceberg: Right now the Iceberg scheduled for harvest week 48 are being picked, and the quality is good but rather light. If we will have a cold front there will be a serious lack of iceberg. We might see a december as last year with very high prices.
Still Angeleno of acceptable quality but prices go up. Romaine salad: Super quality but due to strong winds lots of leafs are taken of and they are hence a little light….ot mini romsin r in 10x3 bag or flow
Broccoli: Good quality and low prices but lower temperatures will stop the overproduction. Kaki: The problems continue in Valencia with the fungus. Overriped and black flesh and skin damages are the reasons for a disastrous season that has cost growers more than 30 mio € in lost fruits. In the regin of Huelva the fungus hasnt arrived yet so no overriped Kaki here. The persimon however are rather large so not much use for punnets but sharon is ready and soon there should be more than sufficient. Prices are much higher in Sevilla than Valencia.
Strawberry: The lack of water is not good for the plants and this can mean that the coming season will comence with difficulties. Tomatoes: There are many tomatoes and quality is excellent.Pricres should go down.
Lemons: Started with high prices that quickly went down but has found a steady level. There are not too many lemons and even with Turkish on the market the prices remain high. We do not expect too see large size lemons in the nearest future. As soon as the lemons on the trees has a comercial size they are being picked so there will be very few in the sizes 60
Grow Source Import Package
Zucchini:
Distribute Steady prices and superb quality
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