According to the avocado producer's cooperative in Mijas, more than 600,000 kilos of avocados have been lost after winds and rainstorm hit the town of Mijas on Monday. The data is still provisional, as there will be an expert assessment in the coming days, but this amount could represent 20% of the production.
According to the producers from Mijas, they had never had gusts of wind of over 90 km/h like those that occurred on Monday January 20th. "The wind brought down almost half of my crops, I do not remember such strong winds in this area. It's a shame, the avocados were almost ready to be picked," said Juan Valenzuela, a farmer from the area.
In addition, the harvest has also been affected by the heat endured during late summer and autumn, making 2014 and the beginning of 2015 a real nightmare for the sector that delivers more than 3 million kilos of avocado per year.
Source: Mijascomunicación