The dreaded la negra (Fusicladium eryobotryaea) has caused large quantities of nispolas from this harvest to be thrown out. The yo-yoing of temperatures have wrought havoc with the finicky fruit, which even if you look at it funny, will immediately break out in black scabs. Fusicladium eryobotryaea

Río Verde fruit farmers, who have reluctantly got round to insuring their group against hail and wind damage are scrutinizing desperately their policies to see if they cover the Curse of the Niggly Nispola – fat hope there, of course.

(News: Almunecar, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)