Plátano de Canarias exceeds 23 million kilos its marketing average of the last six years
Plátano de Canarias maintains its historical marketing figures for 2016, with a total of 255 million kilograms sold in August 2017 in the Peninsula, 23 million kilos above the average of the last six years. These sales are very close to those reached in the same period of 2016, with 259 million kilos.
Fruit Attraction, scenario of the novelties of Val Venosta Apples for this campaign
As usual, the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Cooperatives of the Venosta Valley (VI.P) will attend the Fruit Attraction sector fair, which will take place from 18th to 20th October at the Fairgrounds in Madrid (IFEMA) to show the novelties of the Val Venosta Apples campaign and its commitment to the Spanish market.
Yara gets the loyalty of its customers with an attractive program of points
Yara has launched its new loyalty program for farmers, Yara Premium Club, which, under the motto "Yara Premium Club, the perfect partner for your crops", launches a points system designed to reward the loyalty of its customers, in addition, will help the distribution to increase the sale of Yara products and promote the cross-selling, encouraging the purchase of the entire portfolio of the brand.
The Queen knows the commitment to sustainability of Idai Nature
A representation of Idai Nature has had the opportunity to make known recently to S.M. the Queen Letizia the value proposition of this company, based, as explained by its general director, Carlos Ledó, "in an innovative natural technology that allows the cultivation of fruits and vegetables without chemical residues, from natural solutions made from extracts botanists and minerals".
Fendt consolidates its full range of professional products in its strategy for 2020
At the international press conference held today, 8th September, to announce AGCO / FENDT's main lines of strategy for 2020, its Vice-President Peter-Josef Paffen highlighted the commitment to quality as "a quality which is not only in the final product but also in our communication with the customer "; the continuous improvement of its dealer network; the development of a wide and complete portfolio of products for its customers, through the full range offering that has been consolidating in recent years and is expected to complete in the future with a line of telescopic loaders, and the continuous effort in innovation, research and development, to offer better solutions to the farmer.
EU: latest Agriculture Council warns of failure of crisis management measures
The current crisis management regime of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is insufficient to address market crises and improve the competitiveness of producers in a free competition environment, as evidenced by the informal Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the European Union, celebrated in Tallinn, Estonia, from 3th to 5th September.
AVA-ASAJA estimates a million euros of losses for hailstones in 700ha of vine, olive and almond trees
The intense storm of hail that discharged in the afternoon of Wednesday, September 6th, in the region of Utiel-Requena has caused damages worth one million euros in an area of 700 hectares of cultivation of vineyard, olive and almond tree, according to the estimates of the Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA). The municipal terms that have been more punished have been Jaraguas, Venta del Moro, Villargordo del Cabriel and Casas del Rey.
Olive exports continue to grow, with 15% more than in 2016
Exports of olive oil maintain their growth trend, as evidenced by the market data of olive oil for July, recently published by MAPAMA and that reflectes the good commercial rite that stems from this fact. Specifically, the total marketing in the tenth month of this campaign is 1,205,300 tonnes, 4.4% higher than the average of the last four seasons and 5% over the previous season.
La Mancha cooperatives predict that the harvest will be 22% lower than the last
Responsible for cooperative wineries in the main producing areas of Castilla-La Mancha have analyzed on 5th September in Alcázar de San Juan the evolution of the current harvest, currently in its equator, and estimated that it will pay out a total of 19 million of hectoliters, a production 22% lower than last season. They also took advantage of this meeting to exchange views on the first references of market prices.
Bayer, sponsor of the 14th Congress of solanaceae and III of cucurbitaceae, held in Valencia
Bayer has participated in the Solanaceae and Cucurbit genomics Congress, held from 3th to 6th September at the Valencia Congress Center, which has brought together more than 400 scientists from all over the world to share experiences and knowledge in the field of the molecular genomics of these two important plant families, with crops as important in Spain as pepper, tomato, eggplant and cucumber, zucchini, melon and watermelon.