This was explained by the heads of the stone fruit sector of the Region in Cieza, the Spanish municipality producing the most peaches and nectarines, with more than 200 million kilos. The president of Fecoam, Santiago Martínez, attended the press conference together with the directors of the stone fruit department, Pascual Hortelano and Juan Pedro Martínez. He was accompanied by the President of Coag in the Vega Alta, Manuel Martínez.
800% margins
the difference between the price paid to the producer and that paid by consumers does not reach 800%, as has been observed his year on several occasions.
They also called on the administrations to organise campaigns to promote the consumption of fruit and to regulate or limit new plantations, so that they can be set up by professionals in the sector and not by speculators. Moreover, they have requested the cancellation of Social Security quotas, since half of the hired labour has not been amortized.
There was also self-criticism. Santiago Martínez stressed that "we are not facing an excess of supply, but an agglutination of the production. We are the ones who have to ensure that the campaign does not last a month and a half, as this year, but six months."
Lack of resources
Looking to the immediate future, the biggest concern of the sector is the shortage of water.
Source: laopiniondemurcia.es
