Lettuce and spinach productions will register increases of 4.9% and 15.5%, respectively, according to the last area report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, from January. The amount of production for lettuce will be raised up to 870,400 tons, while for spinach, the total expected is 64,800 tons. For the tomato harvest in the first five months of the year, the Ministry predicts a rise in the cultivated area of 2.1%, up to 10,400 hectares, while productionis set to increase 0.3%, with an estimated total of 971,200 tons.
An increase is also expected in the artichoke production of 18.5% with 196,500 tons, while cauliflower drops 1.4%, down to 150,000 tons.
Regarding the cultivated area, artichoke grows by 6.5%, up to 15,600 hectares and for cauliflower 0.9%, with 6,800 hectares.
On the opposite side, there's a reduction in the garlic area, 3.3% less down to 15,400 hectares; onion "babosa" reduces by 9.4% to 4,200 hectares; grain and medium grain onion reduces 12.7% to 12,000 hectares.
For green broad beans a drop of 2.9% is estimated in the cultivated area, with 8,100 tons, while the production drops 6.9% with 67,900 tons.
As for the production of extra-early potato, an increase of 1.6% is expected yielding up to 73,000 tons, despite a reduction of 1.5% in area, with 3,300 hectares.
For the early potato a rise of 7.1% is expected in the cultivated hectares, with 13,300 tons.
Source: EFE
An increase is also expected in the artichoke production of 18.5% with 196,500 tons, while cauliflower drops 1.4%, down to 150,000 tons.
Regarding the cultivated area, artichoke grows by 6.5%, up to 15,600 hectares and for cauliflower 0.9%, with 6,800 hectares.
On the opposite side, there's a reduction in the garlic area, 3.3% less down to 15,400 hectares; onion "babosa" reduces by 9.4% to 4,200 hectares; grain and medium grain onion reduces 12.7% to 12,000 hectares.
For green broad beans a drop of 2.9% is estimated in the cultivated area, with 8,100 tons, while the production drops 6.9% with 67,900 tons.
As for the production of extra-early potato, an increase of 1.6% is expected yielding up to 73,000 tons, despite a reduction of 1.5% in area, with 3,300 hectares.
For the early potato a rise of 7.1% is expected in the cultivated hectares, with 13,300 tons.
Source: EFE