"32% of all fruit and vegetable exports in 2012 were shipped by the region of Valencia. That year, exports grew by 9% compared to 2011, but so far this year, exports have increased by more than 15% compared to 2012, and this means that we have a very powerful agro-food sector," stated José Císcar, vice-president of the Region of Valencia's Council of Agriculture.
However, it is worth noting that 2013, in terms of production, has not been such a good year. In fact, according to Juan José Alepuz, president of Cohoca, it has been terrible. "Since the month of March/April, vegetables have taken a hit, peaches are smaller, and the temperatures and lack of rain have also reduced the orange calibers," confirmed Alepuz. "The situation with kakis is not as bad, but it is also worse than last year."
"During my eleven years as president, I had never seen a year as bad as this," said Alepuz. "Now the question is, what do we do with the kilos lost? How do we cover our general costs? If we don't have good quality, we cannot expect good prices," concluded Alepuz.
Source: Lasprovincias