A promising outlook for Spain’s peach and nectarine campaign
Wed 03/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The first estimates for the 2019 Spanish peach and nectarine are in and so far so good. Normal fruit volumes are expected with no loss due to frost damage. The good weather from the beginning of the season has led to good flower set. Production levels are expected to be similar to those of 2018. The total size of the crop for all peach and nectarine varieties is expected to reach 1.58 million tons, up slightly from the 2018 level of 1.49 million tons.
The stone fruit market has not been so favourable in April and May due to the fact the huge Russian market remains closed and alternative overseas markets are not an option.
Crop estimates (tons)
| PRODUCT | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | PREV 2019 | 2019 vs 18 | 2019 vs 17 | 2019 vs (media 5 años) |
| Peach | 301.828 | 302.701 | 314.964 | 354.032 | 311.066 | 329.022 | 106% | 93% | 104% |
| Saturn Peach | 254.783 | 263.227 | 303.307 | 354.741 | 301.388 | 324.186 | 108% | 91% | 110% |
| Flat Nectarine | 257.764 | 275.658 | 287.370 | 305.205 | 308.957 | 307.041 | 99% | 101% | 107% |
| Nectarine | 543.980 | 555.845 | 599.862 | 692.802 | 567.077 | 623.141 | 110% | 90% | 105% |
| TOTAL | 1.358.355 | 1.397.431 | 1.505.503 | 1.706.780 | 1.488.488 | 1.583.390 | 106% | 93% | 106% |
