The agricultural organisation COAG Almería believes that the latest frosts in the municipalities of Dalías and Berja may have destroyed whatever courgettes and peppers were left in those areas. This was stated by the provincial secretary, Andrés Góngora.

To this we must add some damage to tomato crops in La Mojonera, as well as to tomatoes and courgettes in the region of Nijar. With regard to the former, Góngora has said that "only a percentage has been damaged"; however, in Níjar, "a lot of long cycle tomatoes have been lost, and there's nothing left to harvest from what was planted in April." Meanwhile, for courgettes, "many plantations, about 300 hectares, will have to be pulled up," according to COAG's estimations.

While tomatoes, peppers and courgettes are the most affected crops, the frosts have taken a toll "on all products," hence the good prices being reached by virtually all of them, except cucumbers of the Almeria variety, which still remain below the 0.30 Euro per kilo.

Source - http://www.freshplaza.com/