Editing Extremadura (section)

===Agriculture===
[[File:Cerdos ibericos.jpg|thumb|right|Iberian pigs in Extremadura]]
[[File:LA VERA.CACERES 2.010 plantacion de tabaco - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Tobacco field in La Vera]]
Wild [[Black Iberian pig]]s roam in the area and consume [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] groves. These pigs are caught and used for the cured ham dish ''[[jamón ibérico]]''. The higher the percentage of acorns eaten by the pigs, the more valuable the ham. For example, ''jamón ibérico'' from pigs whose diet consists of 90% acorns or more can be sold for more than twice as much as ham whose pigs ate on average less than 70% acorns.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} In the US, ''jamón ibérico'' directly from Extremadura, with bone, was illegal until around 2005. At that time, enough US restaurants were in demand for the delicacy that Spain decided to export it as boneless, which the [[US Department of Agriculture]]'s health codes would approve (and continue to do).{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

85 Extremaduran municipalities constitute the jurisdiction of the "Dehesa de Extremadura" [[Protected designation of origin|Protected Designation of Origin]] (PDO), which protects ''jamones'' and ''paletas'' (hind and front pig legs) originated from [[Black Iberian pig|Iberian pigs]] and mixed Iberian/[[Duroc pig|Duroc]]-Jersey pigs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hoy.es/agro/201605/31/municipios-dehesa-extremadura-20160531175846.html|website=[[Hoy (Extremadura)|Hoy]]|title=85 municipios en la D.O. Dehesa de extremadura|date=31 May 2016}}</ref>

As of 2021, Extremadura produces about 98% of the [[tobacco]] produced in Spain, also being the leading European producing region.<ref name=tobacco>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eleconomista.es/next-generation/noticias/11326094/07/21/Un-eslabon-imprescindible-Extremadura-produce-el-98-del-tabaco-que-se-cultiva-en-Espana.html|website=El Economista|title=Un eslabón imprescindible: Extremadura produce el 98% del tabaco que se cultiva en España|date=4 September 2021}}</ref> Tobacco production concentrates in [[La Vera]] and [[Campo Arañuelo]].<ref name=tobacco />

[[Tomato]] production (2,122,000 tonnes in 2017) primarily concentrates in the riverbanks of the Guadiana and the Alagón-Árrago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hoy.es/agro/extremadura-logra-mejor-20180311002242-ntvo.html|website=[[Hoy (Extremadura)|Hoy]]|title=Extremadura logra su mejor campaña de tomate al crecer un 13% en 2017|date=11 March 2018|first=Celestino J.|last=Vinagre}}</ref>

A large part of the region falls within the scope of the [[Ribera del Guadiana|Ribera del Guadiana PDO]], which is further divided in the Ribera Alta, [[Tierra de Barros]], Matanegra, Ribera Baja, Montánchez, and Cañamero wine subregions.{{Sfn|Piñero Chacón|1999|pp=201–202}} The PDO protects the [[wines]] made of several varieties of black and white grapes.{{Sfn|Piñero Chacón|1999|p=202}}

As of 2021, Extremadura is the second largest [[rice]] producing region in Spain, after Andalusia.<ref name=efeagro>{{Cite web|url=https://www.efeagro.com/noticia/sector-arroz-espana-futuro/|website=EfeAgro|publisher=[[EFE]]|date=11 May 2021|title=El sector del arroz en España teme por su futuro pese a los buenos precios}}</ref> Due to drought and high water demands from rice fields, non-irrigated rice fields have been favoured since the late 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/andalucia/economia/la-sequia-meteorologica-pasa-factura-al-algodon-y-los-herbaceos-del-suroeste/50001111-4560655|website=[[EFE]]|title=La sequía meteorológica pasa factura al algodón y los herbáceos del suroeste|date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref name=efeagro /> Together with Murcia, Extremadura is a major producer of [[paprika]], primarily destined to the Spanish market.<ref name=qcom>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcom.es/alimentacion/reportajes/el-pimenton--algo-muy-espanol_42952_2_50018_0_1_in.html|website=qcom|title=El pimentón, algo muy español|first=Ángel|last=Marqués Ávila|date=29 April 2021}}</ref> Peppers are grown in the {{ill|Pimentón de la Vera|es|lt="Pimentón de la Vera" PDO}}, consisting of the ''comarcas'' of La Vera, Campo Arañuelo, [[Valle del Ambroz]] and [[Valle del Alagón]].<ref name=qcom /> The PDO produced 3,860 tonnes in 2020.<ref name=qcom />