Tractors Block Spanish Roads To Demand Improvements In The Sector

Tractors Block Spanish Roads To Demand Improvements In The Sector

General view of a demonstration of tractors heading towards the municipality of Manzanares on the A-43 highway, as it passes through the town of Tomelloso, on February 6, 2024, in Tomelloso, Ciudad Real, Castilla La-Mancha, Spain. Farmers and stockbreeders from all over Spain have taken their tractors to the roads since early this morning to ask for improvements in the sector, among them to demand aid to face the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. Photo by Rey Sotolongo / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Mario Picazo Díaz, farmer and partner of Melones y Sandías 'Los Picazos', cuts a melon after being picked from the plant, on July 20, 2023, in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). The scarce supply of melons and watermelons has caused the price of these typical summer fruits to rise, reaching 2.50 euros per kilo when at the same time they were sold at 1.20 euros per kilo. This shortage is due to the high temperatures and intermittent rainfall in May and June, which caused many fruits to spoil. Photo by Rey Sotolongo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Mario Picazo Díaz, farmer and partner of Melones y Sandías 'Los Picazos', cuts a melon after being picked from the plant, on July 20, 2023, in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). The scarce supply of melons and watermelons has caused the price of these typical summer fruits to rise, reaching 2.50 euros per kilo when at the same time they were sold at 1.20 euros per kilo. This shortage is due to the high temperatures and intermittent rainfall in May and June, which caused many fruits to spoil. Photo by Rey Sotolongo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Mario Picazo Díaz, farmer and partner of Melones y Sandías 'Los Picazos', in one of his fields with a melon, on July 20, 2023, in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). The scarce supply of melons and watermelons has caused the price of these typical summer fruits to rise, reaching 2.50 euros per kilo when at the same time they were sold at 1.20 euros per kilo. This shortage is due to the high temperatures and intermittent rainfall in May and June, which caused many fruits to spoil. Photo by Rey Sotolongo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Mario Picazo Díaz, farmer and partner of Melones y Sandías 'Los Picazos', in one of his fields with a melon, on July 20, 2023, in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). The scarce supply of melons and watermelons has caused the price of these typical summer fruits to rise, reaching 2.50 euros per kilo when at the same time they were sold at 1.20 euros per kilo. This shortage is due to the high temperatures and intermittent rainfall in May and June, which caused many fruits to spoil. Photo by Rey Sotolongo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

A farmer picks the fruit on July 20, 2023, in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). The scarce supply of melons and watermelons has caused the price of these typical summer fruits to rise, reaching 2.50 euros per kilo when at the same time they were sold at 1.20 euros per kilo. This shortage is due to high temperatures and intermittent rainfall in May and June, which caused many fruits to spoil. Photo by Rey Sotolongo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Melons in a plant on July 20, 2023, in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). The scarce supply of melons and watermelons has caused the price of these typical summer fruits to rise, reaching 2.50 euros per kilo when at the same time they were sold at 1.20 euros per kilo. This shortage is due to the high temperatures and intermittent rainfall in May and June, which caused many fruits to spoil. Photo by Rey Sotolongo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Two watermelons at the plant on July 20, 2023, in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). The scarce supply of melons and watermelons has caused the price of these typical summer fruits to rise, reaching 2.50 euros per kilo when at the same time they were sold at 1.20 euros per kilo. This shortage is due to high temperatures and intermittent rainfall in May and June, which caused many fruits to spoil. Photo by Rey Sotolongo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

A melon cut in half after being picked from the plant, on July 20, 2023, in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). The scarce supply of melons and watermelons has caused the price of these typical summer fruits to rise, reaching 2.50 euros per kilo when at the same time they were sold at 1.20 euros per kilo. This shortage is due to the high temperatures and intermittent rainfall in May and June, which caused many fruits to spoil. Photo by Rey Sotolongo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Two farmers pick the fruit on July 20, 2023, in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). The scarce supply of melons and watermelons has caused the price of these typical summer fruits to rise, reaching 2.50 euros per kilo when at the same time they were sold at 1.20 euros per kilo. This shortage is due to high temperatures and intermittent rainfall in May and June, which caused many fruits to spoil. Photo by Rey Sotolongo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Heat And Drought Reduce Watermelon And Melon Harvest By Half - Spain

Melons in a plant on July 20, 2023, in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). The scarce supply of melons and watermelons has caused the price of these typical summer fruits to rise, reaching 2.50 euros per kilo when at the same time they were sold at 1.20 euros per kilo. This shortage is due to the high temperatures and intermittent rainfall in May and June, which caused many fruits to spoil. Photo by Rey Sotolongo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM