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The American David Hula beats again a new world record in corn production

27 de December de 2017

The National Association of Corn Producers (NCGA) made public last December 18 the result of its production contest of 2017, proclaiming the victory of David Hula. With a harvest of 542 bushels per acre at 16% humidity (equivalent to 33,444 kg / ha at 14% humidity, according to European parameters) the farmer of the state of Virginia broke the record that he himself held since 2015.

ACCOE denounces the CyL Board for encouraging discrimination among farmers and going against free competition

13 de November de 2017

The Trade Association of Cereals and Oilseeds of Spain (ACCOE) has filed a complaint with the National Commission of Markets and Competition against the Castilla y León Junta, to encourage discrimination between Castilian-Leonese farmers and alter free competition in the markets.Junta de Castilla y León, to encourage discrimination between Castilian-Leonese farmers and alter free competition in the markets.

Castilla y León

A cereal campaign marked by climatology

2 de October de 2017

Opinion article written for ECA in which the general secretary of the Association of Grain and Oilseeds in Spain (ACCOE), José Manuel Álvarez, makes an assessment of the current cereal campaign.

The Government of Aragon enables up to 50M € to mitigate drought damage

29 de June de 2017

The Department of Rural Development and Sustainability of the Government of Aragon will support the creation of a specific line of loan of up to 50 million euros for farmers and ranchers affected by the drought that need to resort to financing their expenses. The aid will consist of financing the interest to which the banks perform these operations trying to get as close as possible to zero.

cooperativas de Castilla y León

La Mancha cooperatives expect the cereal harvest to fall by 40%, due to the lack of rainfall and record figures last year

12 de June de 2017

Agro-food cooperatives in Castilla-La Mancha estimate that the cereal harvest will be reduced by 40%, mainly due to the scarcity of rain and the record production of last season. A forecast that has been released in the course of the Sectoral Commission of Herbaceous Crops that the organization has recently held to address the first results of the campaign in the region and the current situation of the sector.

alimentos

Argentina: grain harvest will exceed 130Mt despite floods

21 de April de 2017

Argentina’s grain production will exceed 130 million tonnes, despite the latest floods in different parts of the country, particularly in the northwestern regions of Buenos Aires, southern Santa Fe and southeast Córdoba, according to the latest estimates made by the Ministry of Agro-industry of the Republic of Argentina, through the Direction of Agricultural Estimates, under the Agriculture Subsecretary.

Córdoba

Stability in grain prices following a downward trend

27 de October de 2016

The current trend in the grain market is characterized by price stability, after the first few months of the campaign in which the trend has been downward, according to statements for ECA of Secretary General of the Association of Commerce Grains and Oilseeds of Spain (ACCOE), Jose Manuel Alvarez. He has stated that the estimate for the rest of the campaign is that prices will not fall more than they have already done and are maintained stable, thanks to cyclical ups like that have been occurring at certain times.

Eco-Regímenes

Grain cooperatives provide a production of 23.8 million tons

29 de September de 2016

The sector council Grain of Agri-Food Cooperatives of Spain has made a new estimate of the cereal harvest for this campaign, according to the latest data handled, will reach 23.8 million tonnes compared to 18.6 million tons last season, representing a 28.07% increase.

Second consecutive year that rice Sclerotinia spreads in Valencia

9 de August de 2016

The Valencian Farmers Association AVA-ASAJA has warned that this is the second consecutive year that propagates in the cultures of their autonomous region fungus Nakataea oryzae, which causes the disease Sclerotinia rice which end result is decay and death of infected plants. The farmers union has called attention to the absence of active substances to combat this scourge, which threatens to destroy the entire crop in affected areas so that farmers can only choose to burning, deep buried or withdrawal of straw .

Spain forecast grain harvest 23.4 million tons

19 de May de 2016

Agro-food Cooperatives of Spain has made an initial appraisal of the grain harvest of 23.4 million tons with an expected yield 3.91 t / ha, once analyzed the situation in the field and yields

Seed, only essential factor for the crop production

28 de April de 2016

The plant breeder industry invests around 20% of its turnover in R & D. Get a new variety involves an investment of up to 3 million euros. Industrial property protection means the results of the work of breeders, thus sustaining improvement programs and development of varieties.

Brazil: Record of grain harvest again

21 de March de 2016

The Latin American country will produce 210 million tons of grain in the 2015-2016 period. In the previous period (2014-2015) Brazil set a new record with 209.5 million grains. Soybeans will again its flagship product.

22 de February de 2016

Corn is the most widely produced cereal in the world. The market goes through troubled times in which improved efficiency is the key to being competitive. In order to obtain a higher yield in this crop and at the same time seeking higher returns for producers, Yara has launched its PlantmasterTM corn presented the 9th and February 11th in Huesca and Leon, respectively. This document, the result of over two years of work of the international team of Yara, collect the most useful information on nutrition in maize, staple in the diet of millions of people worldwide.