WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released today the first apple and pear stock figures of 2022. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks increased by 5.1% compared to 2021 to reach 4,308,683 T, while pear stocks decreased by 18.2% to 661,587 T. In the USA, apple stocks as of 1 January 2022 […]
During the meeting of the Social Dialogue Committee for Sea Fisheries, the Social Partners – ETF, Europêche and Copa-Cogeca – adopted a joint resolution on the situation of fisheries in the Mediterranean. The sector representatives seized the opportunity to call upon the European Commission to propose balanced measures that secure a future for fishermen, coastal […]
Xylella fastidiosa it is one of the most dangerous bacteria for modern agriculture, responsible for numerous economic losses worldwide, and for whose effective control “the Spanish company LAINCO” has obtained a patent for a natural solution. Xylella fastidiosa is considered one of the main threats to agriculture. It is a bacteria responsible for the general […]
The excellent agronomic performance of Victory and Primavera during the first months of the season restate these two varieties of EL PINAR as safe values for both the producer and the marketer. December is the starting point of the strawberry harvest season in Southern Europe and Northerm Africa, in a particular year in which during […]
AILIMPO’s first crop estimate of lemon for the next 2021/2022 season, forecasts a production in Spain of 1,035,000 tons, which represents a decrease of 23% compared to the 2020/2021 season that is expected to close with a record production of 1,340,000 tons according to the provisional balance. This first crop estimate will be confirmed at […]
On 10 June the European potato community virtually gathered for the Europatat Congress 2021. Under the slogan “Stay connected – new strategies for the potato sector”, the annual event organised by Europatat, which was this year open to all the potato supply chain, focused on the possibilities and challenges that digitalisation can offer to all-size […]
This Friday, June 11, the official presentation of LivePlant Biotech took place, HORTALAN and ECONATUR come together to create the LivePlant Biotech company, with the aim of promoting biotechnological and eco-sustainable development in cutting-edge agriculture. LivePlant Biotech is a business project that was born from the commitment of the companies HORTALAN and ECONATUR to lead […]
The International Bremia Evaluation Board Europe (IBEB-EU) has collected more than 500 Bremia isolates in European lettuce in 2019 and 2020. Most isolates are local variants. However, one type of isolate appeared to spread initially especially in France but recently also in Spain, Portugal and Italy. This variant is expected to spread also to other […]
This summer the shelves will be filled with strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and red currants under the muMU® brand, 100% local fruit grown in the fields of Segovia (Spain). Starting next June, and until November, the shelves of the main supermarket chains and retail stores will be filled with strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and red currants of […]
Viveros Hernandorena adds new arguments to continue being considered as one of the great specialists in stone fruit: it presents its new commercial line of preformed plants, the commercial guarantees offered by having its own micrograft and its clear and defined commitment to being synonymous with varietal reliability. Por Marga López, agri-food jorunalist (@MargaLopez77) A […]
