Watermelon: In Spain, the Moroccan invasion is denounced

After donating 80,000 kilos of watermelons last year due to Moroccan competition, Manuel Puertas, a Spanish farmer, decided this year to change crops and produce tomatoes and cucumbers.

Rather than let these watermelons rot in greenhouses due to poor sales, Manuel preferred to donate them last year. Originally from Motril (Granada), he is one of the Spanish farmers who have suffered the invasion of Moroccan products, offered at reduced prices on the Spanish and European markets. The farmer has suffered a loss of 30,000 euros due to this fierce competition from Morocco. “I had 15,000 meters planted with watermelons, or almost 110,000 kilos in total. Creating this farm cost me 45,000 euros… In the end, I had to give away 80% of the production,” recalls The Spanish the one who, a year ago, denounced this situation in a video that went viral on social networks.