Agriculture
Spain is one of the most important agricultural producers in the mediteranean zone, in spite of important physical and sociocultural constraints. Regions where agriculture remains very important are mainly Andalusia, Murcia, Estremadoura, the two Castillas, Rioja, Galicia and Navarra.
With Denmark, Spain has the biggest fishing fleet of the European Union. The fishing industry has been going through a sharp growth for ten years with opportunities in ready-made meals and smoked fishes. Fishing products represent the first position of the farm-produce purchases in Spain. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 19,080,000 hectares in Spain. |
Number of farms:
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
|
Barley
|
11 415 700
|
3 307 500
|
34 515
|
Wheat
|
7 318 800
|
2 377 800
|
30 780
|
Corn
|
3 989 700
|
424 600
|
93 964
|
Potatoes
|
3 100 000
|
124 300
|
249 397
|
Oranges
|
2 500 000
|
136 000
|
183 824
|
Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Ovine races
|
23 700 000
|
Pigs
|
23 682 000
|
Bovines
|
6 203 000
|
Goats
|
2 873 000
|
Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
323 237 Tm.
|
981 543 Tm.
|
Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
|
Export Entreprises SA ©, All rights reserved
Last modified in
February 2004
|
|
