The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food participates, together with the FIAB (Spanish Federation of Food and Beverage Industries), in the Speciality and Fine Food Fair that takes place in London (United Kingdom) from September 2 to 4, with a stand of 130 m2, where 27 companies of the sector are welcomed and the quality and variety of our food is announced.
This year, the emblematic act of cutting the first bunch of Uva Embolsada del Vinalopó with Protected Designation of Origin (D.O.P.), in its twenty-ninth edition, has been held in La Romana, one of the seven municipalities covered by the D.O.P. The first bunch of the 2018 campaign has been cut by Elena Cebrián Calvo, Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change and Rural Development, who was accompanied by the President of the PDO Regulatory Council, José Bernabeu, the speaker. guest, María José San Román, Michelin star for her Monastrell restaurant, María Teresa Cháfer, General Director of Rural Development and PAC and the Diputación de Fomento de Diputación de Alicante, Sebastián Cañada.
Huercasa will participate from 23 to 25 October in the tenth edition of Fruit Attraction, the most important event of the sector at national level, which will take place at IFEMA Feria de Madrid. The company will take advantage of this scenario to publicize its work in the reduction of food waste, which is being progressively applied to its entire range of products. Involved in the concept of circular economy and the maximum use of food, Huercasa is working on different products that guarantee the reduction of raw material waste. In this line, the company will present new solutions that, in addition to facilitating the consumption of these foods in the home, will optimize the use of the raw material that arrives from the field.
Basic foods go back to the Spanish shopping basket in SeptemberThe 25 Andalusian fish markets have sold 19,364.96 tonnes of fish and shellfish in the first half of 2018 for a value of 66.7 million euros. The average price per kilogram has been placed in the first six months of this year at 3.45 euros, above the 3.03 and 2.84 euros of the same period of the 2017 and 2016 courses, for, from the From the point of view of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Rodrigo Sánchez Haro, to compensate, “to a certain extent”, the decline in production in a “difficult” context such as that experienced by the extractive sector as a result of the loss of considerable percentages of quotas of species such as hake and horse mackerel after the international negotiations led by the previous Government of Mariano Rajoy or the situation of the sardine fishery, without forgetting the “forced” closure of the fishing ground of the chirla.
Meat, fish, milk, dairy products, bread, sugar and experimental oil all rose in sales of around 10%. With regard to fresh vegetables, the potato again enters the purchase plans; so do oranges, bananas, apples and pears, which begins to recover its space in front of the queens of summer, stone fruits, melons and watermelons. Products such as wine products, soft drinks, snacks, delicatessen and ice cream, moderate for consumption with the return of the Spanish, and their habits of life and habits.
Sweet, tasty and exotic, the mango is according to the nutritionist Isabel Campos “a fantastic option to include in our daily diet, not only for its nutrients, but also because it helps us to give variety to our diet”.
The Agrarian Association of Young Farmers (ASAJA) has asked the Regional Government to collaborate in the promotion of the horticultural product of the Region of Murcia for sale in Asia.
The harvest of the first apple of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Poma de Girona was inaugurated this Monday, August 20. Pep Nogué chef and food promoter has been the godfather of a symbolic act that took place at the Mas Badia Foundation in Canet de la Tallada and that has served to mark the beginning of the harvest season.
The main effects of climate change that are already observed and predicted in the near future are the increase in temperatures, which will cause an increase in the evapotranspiration of the crops (value estimated at a global scale of 3,000 l per person and day), the increase of extreme weather events and the reduction of rainfall. These changes will probably lead to more severe and frequent droughts that will directly affect the viability and productivity of crops.
Florette presents two new salads that, for the first time, incorporate legumes and combine cereals with their delicious salad bases, along with a tasty vinaigrette. A way to enjoy cold and throughout the year salads with legumes and cereals in an individual format that includes a fork to drink at any time and place.
