Warm Winter hits fruits
vegetables
and
The atypically high winter temperatures and on-going drought are causing diverse problems with agriculture in the Comunidad Valenciana:
Artichokes, lettuces and cauliflowers need cold nights to harden off
and growers expect a 50% reduction
in quality; peaches also need cold
nights to develop properly; some citrus fruits , notably mandarins have
been over-ripening; Almonds have
flowered early and a late cold snap
could adversely affect the crop. Lack
of rain means that growers need to
spend more on irrigation and warm
weather has encouraged more pests,
so more expense on pesticides. From
Las Provincias Sunday Print Edition.
There are also reports that the Pine
Processionary caterpillar is early this
year: Diarioiformacion
Fishermen reject developer’s offer
to leave the port
Xàbia fishermen met in the Posit of
Xabia and voted to reject the offer by
developers of €500,000 to abandon
their berths in the Port. 4 voted to accept the offer, one abstained and five
voted for rejection. From Las Provincias: Pescadores...
Xàbia Town Hall cannot not conceive of a future port without fishermen. The mayor Jose Chulvi said that
“we will take all actions necessary”
to keep fishing in the dock. Developers had made moves to get rid of
the fishing fleet (see story: “The End
of Commercial fishing .. December
2015) but Chulvi considers the activity to give the port uniqueness and
identity. The port’s future depends on
the Valencia government. But Chulvi
said that “we are in constant contact
with the Councillor for Infrastructure [Maria Jose Salvador], who has
already told us that nothing will be
done in the port which Xàbia does
not want.”
The current draft project of Valencia
expects to retain the fishing harbor in
its current location. From : La Marina Plaza.
Driest December in 40 Years
Spanish Met Office figures reveal that
December 2015 was the warmest and
driest in the Marina Alta over the last
40 years, with rainfall in Xàbia being
95% below the average.
December was also the warmest year
since 1950 with an average temperature of 2.3 degrees higher than usual.
From: La Marina Plaza
(Eds note: In a releated development,
the area has been put under fire alert
due to dry conditions combined with
high winds (LaMarinaPlaza