
Five reasons why cooperatives do not integrate more
By Enrique de Los Ríos, Unica Group.
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Fernando Burgaz: “Improving the balance in the food chain is our key objective”
Fernando Burgaz, General Director of the Food Industry in an interview for ecomercioagrario.com, published in the magazine ECA OLIVE, has answered several questions about the situation of the agri-food sector.

The olive oil campaign closes in Spain with a figure equal to last year
The olive oil production campaign closes in Spain with 1,246,204 tons, a figure very similar to that of the previous year. In Jaen, the drop in oil produced was greater, by approximately 23%, with 386,434 tons compared to 505,000 tons last season. The outputs to the market last month are around 110,000 tons, while the monthly average marketing is 105,000 tons. The oil stocks are 912,000 tons, an amount with which, according to ASAJA-Jaén, there will be enough product to supply the market.

The Minister of Agriculture will inaugurate the XIV National Congress of Irrigators in Alicante
The Minister of Agriculture, Isabel García Tejerina, will be in charge of inaugurating the XIV edition of the National Congress of Irrigators' Communities, whose objective is to analyze the current situation of irrigated agriculture within a context marked by negotiations to reach the National Agreement of the water.

Ana María Romero, about the Montoro Fair: “This year there will be more international participation thanks to the support of Extenda”
The President of the Consortium of the Olive Fair, Mayor of Montoro and President of AEMO (Spanish Association of Municipalities of Olivo), Ana María Romero Obrero, in an interview for ecomercioagrario.com has answered several questions about the Olive Fair, which will be held between May 16 and 19 in the town of Cordoba, the fair of "the most emblematic product, the backbone of the Andalusian and Cordoban agri-food sector".

Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España considers the EU budget proposal negative and not very ambitious
Agri-food Cooperatives of Spain considers the EU budget proposal for the period 2021-2027 presented on May 2 by the president of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, and the Budget Commissioner, Günther Oettinger, as disappointing and disappointing.

The olive oil market reaches 1.229.200 tons of production
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment has published the olive oil market bulletin for April with data available at March 31, in which, with 1,229,200 tons, production is slightly above initial estimates.

The EU bans three neonicotinoids considered dangerous for bees
The United States, including Spain, has decided by majority vote the definitive restriction of three neonicotinoid insecticides that were in suspension since 2013. These are clotiadinide, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. The decision is based on the negative report issued by the EFSA (European Food Safety Agency) which concludes that these products pose a risk to bees and other pollinators. However, it does not have accounts in the section of ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environment and Health and Safety at Work) and JRC (Joint Research Center) on the availability and feasibility of alternatives that protect crops.

The filtration of a tree of the new PAC generates great doubts among farmers and ranchers
The Union of Small Farmers and Cattle Ranchers has shown its uncertainty about the important reforms that the European Commission is proposing in its draft new Common Agricultural Policy. Although they recognize that the debate on the future CAP "has only just begun", it does seem that Brussels intends to design a more decentralized CAP, more audited and revised and greener. "Of course it does not seem that they intend to make life easier for the recipients, but complicate things even more," they say.

The Minister defines the Mediterranean Culture as “an example of the commitment of the Government”
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, today attended the launching of the "Mediterranean Culture 2018" campaign, which, for the minister, "is an example of the Government's commitment to promote a style of healthy living and sustainable development, which helps create wealth and employment "