In the first case, some 172,000 hectares may have been affected with greater or lesser intensity, and in the second case of crops it would be about 50,000, according to the organization in a statement.
The Joined Llauradora and Ramaderaa Valencian agrarian organizationhas made an initial estimate of the losses for the agricultural sector due to the effects of the DANA in the Valencian Community. The entity considers that the losses are close to the €816 million. The damage is both structural and direct impact on crops and farms.
DANA in Spain: they register losses of €816 million in Valencian agriculture
In the first case, some 172,000 hectares with greater or lesser intensity, and in the second crop there would be some 50,000 hectares, as reported by the organization in a statement.
The crops most affected are citrus fruits, persimmons and vegetables, nurseries and ornamental plants and to a lesser extent the vineyard, where there may be losses greater than the €300 million.
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Other crops such as almond trees were already harvested and planting had not yet begun in others, such as cereals and other herbaceous plants.
In cultivated hectares, the possible impact on plants and trees of root asphyxiation in flooded areas and the drainage capacity of the fields will have to be checked when carrying out a more exhaustive assessment of the damage.
As for livestock farms, it is estimated that around 9,000 animalsin addition to the disappearance of numerous beekeepers’ hives due to flooding and dragging them. The losses quantified by La Unió in this entire livestock section are more than four million euros.
Source: Ambito
