EE.UU., Insurance value for Spanish exports of table olives
Growing exports of table olives to the US despite the overall decline of 5% in 2015. ASEMESA Assembly has presented in its sector performance during 2015, which have been exported 346.1 million kilos worth 713.6 million euros. The Association notes that the balance of 2014 was particularly high due to cyclical reasons type and welcomes the results of last year.
Spain Food Awards 2015
With these awards, the Ministry of Agriculture recognizes the work of companies and professionals who have distinguished themselves by producing, providing and disseminating food quality Spanish, in the categories of Food Industry, Catering, Organic Production, Communication, Fish Production and Aquaculture, Food Internationalization and Special Prize of Spain.
Spain: Cheese and Extra Virgin olive oil: a perfect combination
Two foods with thousands of years of history behind it. Two elements without someone can not understand our cuisine. Cheese and extra virgin olive oil contain, in themselves, the DNA of the Mediterranean Diet. They are two of the cornerstones on which our food tradition built.
Andalucía suffers the pulling out of more than one million olive trees for table olives in five years
Faced with continuing losses arising from the high costs of cultivation, olive-green onions have uprooted over one million olive trees in the last five years. To curb this situation, the president of ASAJA-Andalucía, Richard Serra, has urged the Minister of Agriculture of Andalusia to request the inclusion of table olives among the sectors that receive coupled payments (CAP) after 2017.
Agroexpo: Bayer could not fail to Extremadura farmer
Bayer is present again in the meeting with farmers in Extremadura Agroexpo, the event held in Don Benito-Badajoz from 27 to 30 January and has become one of the most representative of the agricultural sector in Spain. The company will present on this occasion its latest innovations in technology and plant to serve producers in the region solutions.
Deere & Company leads the global market for agricultural machinery
The US company ended 2015 as the world leader in providing advanced products and services for customers whose work is linked to the land. Deere & Company garnered significant recognition in 2015 that demonstrate its commitment to both the farmer and his workers. It also makes a strong commitment to the commitment and innovation in 2016.
Spain: Olive-pomace oil Interprofessional Organization is official
The General Council of Interprofessional Agri-food Organizations (OIA) of Spain has approved the application for recognition of the Interprofessional Organization olive pomace oil. This new Interprofessional join with the existing ones in the olive sector, such as the Interprofessional Organization table olives and the Spanish Olive Oil Interprofessional Organization.
Prepare the olive grove for a good harvest according to Bayer
Keep clean the grove of weeds is an essential task to ensure a healthy tree and land in optimal growing conditions. At this time, it is essential to prepare the olive farms for next season. One of the main concerns of the Spanish farmer now is to control weeds that threaten their productions. Bayer is next to the farmer to provide the solutions you need at all times.
EU: agricultural income falls more than 4%
The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) has released the first estimates of real agricultural income per AWU in constant terms in the European Union (EU) in 2015. As for all its 28 member states has fallen an average of 4.3 %, particularly for Germany, Poland and the UK, although with greater largest increases in Croatia, Latvia and Greece, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture indicated that it has rise for farmers by 3.8%.
Olive grove profitability wanted to adopt intensive systems
Three quarters of the world olive is cultivated according to traditional methods. Only 26% of the surface of this crop is handled in intensive systems, which increases the production of olive oil. These are among the findings of an international study on production costs of olive oil by the IOC and coordinated by AEMO and GEA Westfalia Separator Ibérica. The report confirms major differences between the costs of one country to another. The oil yield is higher in the South of the Mediterranean and is drastically reduced in Latin American countries. The global harvest for the season in 2015-2016 will be between the 2.6 and 2.9 million tonnes. The world's largest producer, Spain is closer to 1.3 million tonnes. Argentina will increase its production to 25,000 tons, it is behind Chile (16,000 tonnes), United States (6,000 t), Peru (3,500 t) and 2,000 tons Uruguay.