Agroaldea
The Federation of fruit and vegetable producers in the province of Las Palmas, FEDEX, Growers and Exporters Association Tenerife, ACETO, They have completed the campaign 2016/2017 with a positive result regarding yields, market prices, good quality and supply maintenance.
From Fedex and Aceto it is estimated that, although the decrease in area in a 36 hectares and the disappearance of the Luz Teno, North Tenerife, They have caused a decline in production, it has been slight and attenuated, adding a 55.062,9 tons of tomatoes exported against the 61.732,6 tons campaign 2015,/16. From Fedex and Aceto this decline is valued 6.669,7 tons of "content" as, not having made improvements in infrastructure, it would have been much higher.
The tone of the markets in winter months, both in the UK and on the Continent, It has been favorable, especially for cucumber that it has garnered good prices from the first shipments. This is due to reduced production of this vegetable by the peninsular producers to concatenate three harvests losses.
Cucumber production has remained stable in Canary despite lower surface. This campaign has exported a total of 20.799,1 tons, 1.125,6 tonnes less than the previous harvest. The largest decline occurred in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, around 46,5%.
As for the tomato campaign has cataloged profitable, therefore the prices obtained, as yields and fruit quality. Atypical weather affected crops producing incidents arising from cold and excess moisture by rain. However, These circumstances were quite different from those suffered in the peninsula and Morocco, whose production is lost in a high percentage or were depleted in quality.
This caused a great shortage in European markets between the months of January, February and March, in which they charged Canary Islands production a major role to be the only ones who kept the supplies and qualities.
This has meant a new opportunity for the sector. Like this, the effect of this situation has resulted in an increase in commercial contracts with producers canaries by the European suppliers and distributors, who they want at all costs to ensure security of supply.
The transport costs continue tipping the scales negative side since, the decline in production, proportionally affects the final price of services.
However, canaries producers face next season 2017/18 with great optimism regarding transport. The recent agreement reached by the group New Canarias in negotiating the State Budget, It is including increased compensation to the transport of agricultural goods to 100%, it invites.
Also, the compromise achieved by the Ministry of Agriculture to join the request for 15,000 € / Ha. Brussels, in the new strategy Tomate by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Canary Islands for the coming years, foster the increased production.
Studies by the University of La Laguna to endorse the Strategy, They note the limited benefit of the activity and drift in recent years as a result of this reality.