Spain Agriculture

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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:

2 284 944

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
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:

840 000

Irrigated land (surface area):

3 527 000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
323 237 Tm.	981 543 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

1 325 606 Tm.