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    Spain: EC approves additional quota for the withdrawal of 3,015 tonnes of fruit and vegetables

    7 de March de 2017 in , , , /by

    As part of the exceptional measures against the Russian veto, the European Commission has granted Spain an additional quota for the withdrawal of 3,015 tonnes of fruit and vegetables by publishing a resolution in the Official Journal of the EU (DOUE) of March 4th. This measure responds to a request from Spain, which requested the reallocation of the 18,000 tonnes that were not used by other Member States. Following the reallocation of the additional quotas, Spain remains the second beneficiary Member State of aid to producers, behind Poland.

    The agricultural division of Bayer increased its sales in Spain by 4% during 2016

    7 de March de 2017 in , , /by

    Bayer’s agricultural division (Bayer Crop Science) closed 2016 with a 4% increase in its sales in Spain, which amounted to 193 million euros, confirming the positive trend in our country of this area of business of the company, whose turnover during last year in the Iberia region was 223 million euros, 2.6% more than in 2015. Despite the decline experienced by sales of Bayer Crop Science in Portugal, which in 2016 were 30 million (-6%), this division has been experiencing improvement and growth as a whole, which respond to Bayer’s commitment to providing innovative and sustainable solutions to farmers.

    Decco positions itself strongly in Latin America

    6 de March de 2017 in /by

    Latin America is one of the regions where Decco has grown exponentially in recent years. Recently it has inaugurated a new factory in Brazil, and in Chile the growth is being forceful thanks to the expansion of its portfolio. In Mexico, the company already supplies its products to all the main crops, as in Argentina.

    Massey Ferguson unveils its complete line of agricultural equipment at SIMA

    6 de March de 2017 in , , , /by

    Massey Ferguson, the global brand of AGCO, has taken advantage of its presence in the prestigious International Salon of Agricultural Machinery (SIMA) of Paris to present its complete line of agricultural equipment. Thus, this famous event for the international machinery sector has become the scene of the world premiere of the new Massey Ferguson tractors, their new combined heads, new materials handling equipment and new packages of Precision Agriculture.

    SILWET ® L-77, Arysta LifeScience’s state-of-the-art super wetting product

    6 de March de 2017 in , /by

    Arysta LifeScience Iberia’s catalog of innovations for 2017 include products such as SILWET® L-77, Acramite or Vacciplant Max, among others. For the presentation of the first of them, a super wetting product of the latest generation, the 14th edition of the National Symposium on Plant Protection, held last January in Seville, was chosen as the framework for presentation. An important event in which the firm returned to be present with a commercial presentation and a stand.

    UPA warns of an escalation of robberies in freseras holdings and calls for more vigilance of the Civil Guard

    2 de March de 2017 in , /by

    The Union of Small Farmers (UPA) has warned of the increase of thefts in the strawberry farms, due to the small number of Guardia Civil agents assigned to these areas. According to this agrarian union, this has caused thieves to enter the greenhouses at any time of day, which has led the strawberrt producers to organize into vigilance groups to protect their products themselves.

    UPA asks Tejerina to defend the beet producers of Montoro’s tax collection

    1 de March de 2017 in , /by

    The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) has accused the Ministry of Finance and Public Service of proposing a tax on sugar with a desire to collect and without “minimally analyze” the impact that this tax will on the economy of the primary sector. For that reason, it has asked the Minister of Agriculture, Isabel García Tejerina, to “act with forcefulness” and intercede to defend the interests of the 6,000 beet Spanish producers of this “direct attack” by Minister Montoro.