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    Olive oil continues to grow in export and production, ending February with 153,300 t.

    Olive oil continues its positive trend in exports and production, closing February with 153,300 t, according to data from the latest olive oil market bulletin, published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA). It analyzes the data provided by the Food Information and Control Agency (AICA), as well as the market situation, whose data show an increase in available resources.

    An oil from Granada, Special Food Prize of Spain and best AOVE green bitter

    The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) has awarded the "Food Prize of Spain Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2016-2017 campaign", raising the one presented by the oil mill Venchipa S.L. Of Ácula (Granada) with a double recognition: the Special Food Prize of Spain and the award for the best Extra Virgin Olive Oil (AOVE), in the "Frutado Verde Amargo" modality. These awards aim to revalue the highest quality Spanish virgin olive oils and organoleptic properties and encourage producers to develop and market these oils.

    Orellana values ​​the importance of Big Data in the rationalization and sustainability of agricultural activity

    The Director General of Rural Development and Forest Policy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Esperanza Orellana has valued the importance of new information and communication technologies (Big Data) to contribute, through a more sustainable use of resources, to the rationalization of agricultural activity. Orellana, who made the remarks during the inaugural session of the conference held on March 29th by the Ministry to analyze current trends in the world of Big Data, said that policies to promote information and communication are crucial for agriculture.

    PAC Conference: strong funding is a priority to achieve the objectives set

    One of the main conclusions of the Conference "Building the post 2020 CAP", held on 27th and 28th March by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA), is the need for the Common Agricultural Policy has a strong financial framework that allows meeting the demands of society and market challenges. A message in which the minister, Isabel García Tejerina, fully agrees, for whom, "otherwise it would be very difficult to achieve the objectives that are intended to be achieved".

    Santander provides Azucarera with a preferential financing agreement for its farmers

    Banco Santander and Azucarera, the leading sugar producer in Spain, signed a collaboration agreement on 28th March, which will offer preferential financing conditions to beet growers contracted with this company, both in terms of short-term financing, through the advance of the harvest, and in medium and long-term financing, through the EIB Agro line, which allows the financing of farms up to 100% of the investments they make to improve their productivity, with from 5 to 12 years and with flexible quotas.

    LA UNIÓ denounces the Generalitat and AICA bad practices of Alcampo and Dia in the sale of oranges

    LA UNIÓ of Llauradors i Ramaders has asked the Generalitat's Directorate General for Trade and Consumption and the Food Information and Control Agency (AICA) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) to initiate an investigation on the prices they are applying in their citrus offerings the distribution chain Alcampo and Supermercados Dia, in case they could be incurring supposedly in practices contrary to some of the guiding principles of the Law of the Food chain.

    Syngenta implements pollination practices to preserve biodiversity in Abadía Retuerta vineyards

    The Abadía Retuerta farm, located in the Valladolid municipality of Sardón del Duero, practices environmentally friendly agriculture and recovers biodiversity in the margins of its vineyards, through Operation Pollinator, an international program implemented by Syngenta with the collaboration of different scientific organizations in Spain, whose objective is the establishment of specific habitats for pollinating insects in the margins of the crops, which allow the creation of natural refuges for pollinators and encourage the presence of other arthropods useful as predators and parasitoids.

    Syngenta innovates in Baby Leaf for IV Range

    Throughout the days of Field that Syngenta has been celebrating during February and March, producers, technicians of cooperatives and heads of purchase of the great national and European distribution have had the opportunity to know the wide offer of this company in the segment of leafy vegetables (lettuce, endive, spinach and brassicas), highlighting its innovations in Baby Leaf for VI Range, in both red and green.

    Quality and internationalization, keys to the future for the melon and watermelon sector in CLM

    The commitment to quality and internationalization are key to the future of the melon and watermelon sector in Castilla-La Mancha, as it emerges from the Workshop "Vertebration and organization of the Melon and Watermelon sector in Castilla-La Mancha", Recently celebrated in the Cooperativa Santiago Apóstol de Tomelloso (Ciudad Real), by Agro-food Cooperatives Castilla-La Mancha.

    Anecoop grew 10.7% in turnover in the last campaign

    The turnover of the cooperative group Anecoop has grown 10.7% during the last campaign, reaching 639 million euros. It is the best exercise to date of this company not only in marketed value, but also in volume, which has experienced an increase of 4.8% to exceed 782,000 tonnes. In all, the consolidated of all the companies of the group amounts to 930,000 tons and 802 million euros.