"Spain: "First loquat of the campaign will be exported on Monday"

Countries such as Saudi Arabia, France, Serbia, Romania, Sweden or Lithuania, among others, are the main markets where this fruit is shipped by Shakespeare Fruits. "Before the Russian veto, this country was one of our main customers. We used to ship full trucks that we must now redirect to other markets, like Saudi Arabia," explains Sales.

As for the average price with which the campaign has started, it stands at about 4 Euro per kilo, just like last year. "We estimate that it will then fall to an average of 1.60 Euro, which is what we get almost every year," adds Sales. This is a campaign that lasts for approximately two months, so prices fluctuate a lot for such a short period.