The acquisition of Atlantic Blue -worth $ 280 million- by Chilean company Hortifrut gives an account of the value at which Huelva agriculture is listed on the market. Of course, water is key in this agricultural setting. For the president of the Irrigation Community of El Fresno, Angel Gorostidi, the key is that without water it is not possible to make viable the fruits that offer the most profitability: the fruits of the forest (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries).
Gorostidi indicates that water rights can double the value of land, although some farmers detail that this value can be multiplied if, in addition, surface water is available.
Rafael Padilla, lawyer specializing in real estate advice indicates that, while in the vicinity of the County or the Coast a rainfed farm is priced at around 10.000 or 12.000 euros, (between 1,00 and 1,20 euros) while that same irrigated area reaches 60.000 or 100.000 euros. It is clear that water rights and the availability of said element which determines the value of the land.
The prices of the farms with all the legal irrigation rights have not stopped rising in the so-called North Crown of Doñana, which includes the municipalities of Almonte, Rociana del Condado, Bonares, Lucena del Puerto and Moguer.
Source: blueberriesconsulting.com
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