a frame at the desalination plant as
well as general maintenance of pipelines. This transfer is dependent upon
adequate supplies being available for
Xàbia consumers. Xabia is hoping to
obtain long term commitments from
neighbouring municipalities, not just
to act as a back stop for summer seasons. For full story see: Javeamigos
years. The first fruits to be authorized
to export to China have been peaches
and plums, Spain is the first country
in the world authorized by the Executive Beijing to send peaches. From
Las Provincias
Spanish peaches and plums for
China
The Department of Agriculture and
Valencian Institute of Agricultural
research is investigation why some
orange trees are losing their leaves
and yellowing in the Plana Baixa and
other citrus growing areas.
The Chinese Government has sent officials from the Ministry of Agriculture to Spain review the conditions of
production, harvesting and packing
of stone fruits, to organize the fulfillment of the established phytosanitary
protocols and prepare the first shipments to that country. Last April the
governments of Beijing and Madrid
signed an agreement that opens the
doors of China to stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, plums) as they have already been doing for citrus for some
Investigation of unexplained defoliation of orange trees
Having ruled out high concentrations
of salt in irrigation water, pathogenic fungus, and excessive fertilisation,
investigators think that the might be
due to ailments in the plant’s physiology or cropping patterns rather than
pathogens.
They are still investigating.