Goodbye to the cherry tree of La Marina?

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After four years of disastrous cherry production in Vall de Gallinera and Vall d'Ebo, at the Marina Alta, the Alicante Mountain Cherry Cooperative, created on 1991, has decided to close the doors. From a production that ranged in normal years from 500.000 kg als 800.000 annual kg, it has happened to some 200.000 kg, he 2019; us 28.000 kg, he 2020; us 107.000 kg, he 2021, i so sols 4.000 kg l’any passat. The changing and abrupt climate of recent years has meant that the fruit does not set or that it rots or freezes due to excess rain or cold. Farmers expect technical and financial support from a Generalitat that has poured a lot of money into the tourism sector in the area, especially after the fire. the farmers, But, they have started selling pallets, thus creating more risk of depopulation in an increasingly depopulated region. We are writing these lines a few days before a Valencian election that we trust will be decisive in favoring our producers as well as our natural spaces. XAVIER BENAVENT