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The president of the Region of Murcia, Pedro Antonio Sanchez said today in San Javier that the problem of farmers affected by the flood "is a problem for everyone and will not be alone."
Pedro Antonio Sánchez who visited one of the affected farms in El Mirador accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Environment, Adela Martínez-Cachá and the mayor of San Javier José Miguel Luengo announced "the authorization in record time of the Ministry to proceed An emergency aerial phytosanitary treatment to avoid pests and future problems in these areas.
Together with a group of affected farmers, the president reported that in the Region of Murcia have been affected about 10,000 hectares of cultivation, especially leaf cultivation, and pepper as has occurred in El Mirador, with peppers newly planted in The greenhouses.
Pedro Antonio Sánchez acknowledged "the tremendous damage" suffered by agriculture and reported that an assessment is being made regarding the aid that is being coordinated with the Ministry to address "one of our economic sectors that generates employment and that is facing Supply problems with its customers.
In the municipality of San Javier the farmers have made an initial calculation of the losses that will cause them the storm that flooded their crops and that amounts to about 17 million euros, being the greenhouse crops, which were newly planted, the most Affected, reaching 60 percent of total losses.
External plantations of vegetables and citrus have also been affected, as well as irrigation systems and other agricultural infrastructure, of which greenhouse structures have mostly been saved.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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