Half of Granada agricultural land is not cultivated during the next campaign

Half of the agricultural area of the province of Granada, about 150,000 hectares, not planted the new year due to the abandonment of the farmers before the fall of the prices and the low profitability. Thus, has denounced it the general Secretary of Asaja-Granada, Manuel del Pino. The representative of the agricultural entity has been described as 'massive' retreat by the producers during the next agricultural campaign, from the month of October. In addition to the pine, has warned of 'dramatic environmental impact' which would take place after the cessation of activity in the agricultural area, especially fire.

According to the spokesman of Asaja-Granada has been a collapse of profits, losses in times of the producers, so there are abandoning cultivation of their lands. In addition, reminded the decrease in the price of the shopping basket, specifically a 3.9 per cent on average in Spain and a 4.8 in Granada, according to data provided by the Ministry of industry and commerce. Finally, the general Secretary of Asaja-Granada has been reported that distributors of agricultural products does not lose its profit margin, and even get higher profits, while the producers are those who 'support lower prices'.

The dynamics of falling prices in supermarkets and hypermarkets to attract customers occurs at the expense of the collapse of profits ' experienced farmers. In fact, producers have been curtailed between 18 and 20 per cent price of origin.