Some very beneficial rains ruining cherries and late arrivals for cereal in Alicante

But while the water for the grain came late, the drop of cold meant disaster for the cherry crop. disaster after five years of production falling. As a matter of fact, there is no production this year due to the drought experienced for the last five months. Cherries on Mount Alicante.

to weather problems; high production costs; Failure to adapt yield insurance coverage, increased agricultural abandonment, in this region of small properties requiring reductions of up to 50% of insured production, despite having the same insurance cost and declaring five consecutive campaigns due to lack of harvest, Valley d’Ebo the emergence of a new plague, according to sources. Protected Geographical Indication Regulatory Board.

in the other The production sub-region of this crop, the municipality of Villena in Alto Vinalopó, has made things more difficult as the rains of these last days cracked the cherries on the tree and were not harvested due to heavy rains.. José Vicente Andreu, head of the agricultural organization, those in charge of Asaja Alicante expressed regret over this situation, which “only aggravates an unsustainable situation for Alicante cherries”.

Help for economic recovery

For this reason, Asaja Alicante urgently requests a direct ad hoc hotline for cherry growers, so as to ensure the sustainability of production and immediate economic recovery of this crop In addition to the urgent adaptation of insurance to the characteristics of the region and measures to encourage the fixation of the rural population in the regions where this crop is traditionally cultivated, which in recent years has suffered a constant disaster. Likewise, it announces that when autonomous governments are established after the elections, the association will urgently bring together the cherry producers and the Regulatory Board and the Administration. emergency planning to mobilize and promote this symbolic crop for our city.

“Like May Juice”

Asaja Alicante evaluates this rainfall, which comes “like water in May” for the rural areas of Alicante, positively especially for its production. vegetables, citrus and almonds. However, this indicates that the rain came too late. grain (wheat, barley and oats); The first quarter of the year has been one of the driest in the central and southern regions of the province, as there is a confirmed meteorological record and the harvest of these crops has already been lost by 90% in the l’Alcoià region. “Despite the rains these days, it cannot be saved.”

Likewise, the technicians of the association are expressing their concerns about the olive grove, which has reached the final stage. bloomand they fear that the abundance of water may affect the environment, “a fact that can be definitively assessed in a few days.” They also point out that there have been no episodes so far. fulland the stone is usually on the 13th of May. Elche and Crevillent FieldIt causes a loss of 15% on its surface. Mollar de Elche pomegranate According to Asaja Alicante’s predictions, the trees are in bloom.

“political drought”

for now trend change after a very hot and dry winter and springAsaja Alicante’s officials said, “no matter how disastrous the future may be, the truth is that no one knows what will happen in the future, because the weather is unpredictable and uncontrollable”, and insists that crop losses due to lack of water are due to the consequences of political decisions rather than climatic behavior.

For the association, this is a “political drought” and not strictly climatic; administrationswhich should do stable planning taking into account the needs of each region and investment in hydraulic works for rainwater containment and dam construction.

Drought

“Climatic drought passes with rain, but politics is like a parasite that is slowly destroying the agricultural sector,” says ASAJA Alicante president José Vicente Andreu. the Community of Valencia, especially the Vinalopó and Segura basin, as the reservoirs fill”.

According to this Aemet Rainmeter Records, With the rain that has accumulated since the beginning of the episode, 156 liters, Ontinyent 141, Agres 138, Muro de Alcoi 121, Beneixama 103, Vallada-Serra Grossa 97, Adsubia-Rambla Gallinera 85.4, Enguera 81, Vall de Gallinera 77 and Mutxamel 75 were recorded in the Beniarrés reservoir. Some measurements In some observatories, according to Avamet Agres, Cocentaina, Muro, Benillup and l’Alqueria d’Asnar exceeded 140 l/m2 on Tuesday at 10:00 and Muro de Alcoy (154 l/m2; Agres (145 l/m2); Beniarrés (143 l/m2) and Airplanes (141 l/m2). However, the cloudy front continued to drain heavily, and by 1:00 it was already dark. 175 liters in Agres, 174 liters in Muro, 154 liters in Beniarrés and 155 liters in l’Orxa. In short, they hold records.