The US confirms the tariffs and Asemesa asks the EU to take the case to the WTO
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has formally published its final resolution regarding the impact of imports of black olive from Spain on the California producing sector. As it happened in the preliminary ruling of early August of last year, the USITC has affirmatively decided to conclude that imports of Spanish laws cause harm in that sector.
Smurfit Kappa is committed to the digitalization of the corrugated industry by developing a new range of paper
Smurfit Kappa, leader in the paper and corrugated cardboard packaging sector, has once again revolutionized the packaging sector with the development of a new range of multi-purpose paper. It is an innovation that allows to use both digital printing, water based or UV, as with traditional flexographic printers, thus offering customers a broader range of options for their products.
The hectares dedicated to growing broccoli grow about 3% this summer
The Rioja Alta, La Rioja Alavesa, the interior of Murcia and the adjoining land of Granada and Almeria make it possible to supply broccoli to the national consumer during the summer, due to the mild climate in the summer. In the rest of the zones, where this vegetable is produced in the winter and spring months, most of the companies that cultivate paralyze their work until September, due to the high temperatures and low rainfall density.
UPA defends the direct sale of raw milk “with all the guarantees”
The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers has positioned itself in favor of the direct sale of raw milk by Spanish livestock farms. The recent approval of a decree that regulates this practice in Catalonia has aroused the interest of the entire livestock sector and also certain doubts on the part of consumers in relation to this product.
Arysta Life Science becomes part of UPL
UPL has signed an agreement with Platform Specialty Products Corporation to acquire Arysta LifeScience Inc. and its subsidiaries for 4.2 B $. Arysta Life Science Inc. is a global provider of crop protection solutions, biological solutions, and seed treatments. The closing of the transaction is subject to the usual closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
Florette completes the expansion of its center for innovation in raw materials
The company of fresh salads packed in Navarre, Florette, increases its red of crops in the regional community. It does so with the last phase of expansion of 200,000 new square meters of crops protected with the latest technology that houses the center of innovation in new raw materials of Florette, already in operation.
Grufesa already commercializes its first strawberries produced in its nurseries in Ávila
Grufesa, a firm of Moguer (Huelva) producer and marketer of berries, has already started to market its first strawberries produced in its Cabezas de Alambre (Ávila) nurseries, where since last year it has consolidated a productive area with the aim of supplying throughout the year to the markets to respond to their needs and demands.
CASI doubles the area of organic production
The Cooperativa referent in tomato consolidates its bet in BIO and duplicates the surface with a total of 115 hectares approximately. In the Eco range, the products that are marketed are: Zucchini, Branch Tomato, Rebellion, Dutch Cucumber, Pear Tomato, Cherry branch and loose, Cherry Pear, California Pepper and Watermelon mini., Leads this range of specialty tomato branch, Zucchini and the cherry.
FEPEX transfers to the Minister a proposal to meet the challenges of the fruit and vegetable sector
FEPEX has transmitted to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, the main challenges of the fruit and vegetable sector, which includes the exit of the United Kingdom from the EU, third Spanish export market; the application of the CMO in Spain, and the insecurity over the supply of water resources in the main producing regions, proposing a set of measures with specific actions to modernize the farms, which will improve the competitiveness of the sector.
Sandia Fashion consolidates its commitment to health by renewing the agreement with the Spanish Heart Foundation
The president of the Spanish Heart Foundation, Carlos Macaya and Jose García Martín, President of Grupo AGF, have renewed the collaboration agreement by which the FEC recognizes Sandía Fashion as a product attached to its Food and Health program (Pasfec).