
China verifies protocol agreement for export plum and peach from Murcia
Carmen Teodora Morales, General Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Ministry of Water, Agriculture and Environment (CAAMA) of Murcia, has met with a delegation of officials from the People's Republic of China who has visited the region to verify compliance of the agreement for the start of peach and plum exports to this country.

The quality and sustainability, keys to the future for the sector of red fruits
Red Fruit Congress, held for the second year in Huelva, began its opening day on June 22th, with emphasis on nutritional values and many healthy properties of these products. Some differential values which, together with the commitment of the sector with quality aspects, diversification of production and environmental sustainability, as key to their future, must know how to move the consumer, who still does not know much about these Delicious Natural Medicines.

ANMUPESCA, first National Association by and for women in the fisheries sector
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, held a meeting with representatives of the National Association of Women in Fisheries (ANMUPESCA), recently formed. García Tejerina has considered this initiative as crucial for giving visibility to women workers in this sector and give voice to this important group in all areas of fisheries.

Open the quota to transform bone fruit withdrawn from the market into juice
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has announced the opening of withdrawal of a quota of 20,000 tons of peaches, nectarines and Paraguayans to deliver the juice industry during the period between June 20 and September 30. An amount that does not distort the juice market, according to the information provided by the industry itself, and which is intended to regulate the market for these products, to avoid falling prices, while contributing to charity, since the juice obtained will be donated to charities.

EC: Published on regulation of exceptional measures to fruit and vegetables by the Russian veto
The European Commission has published on Saturday, June 11, the Delegate (EU) Regulation 2016/921 of 10 June 2016 establishing a temporary basis, new exceptional measures to support producers of fruit and vegetables by the veto Russian. It is expected that this regulation comes into force on 1 July.

Commitment “bio” of the Spanish tuna fleet
The Spanish tuna fishing fleet will start the deployment in the Indian Ocean, at least 100 new FAD (fish aggregating devices, DCP in Spanish) biodegradable. The purpose of this experimental test is to evaluate the durability of such devices in real conditions of use and the absence of toxicity of the materials used in its construction.

Argentina: alert for presence in Brazil of the hive beetle
Argentina has declared a state of health alert throughout the country by the presence in apiaries of Sao Paulo (Brazil) of the small hive beetle (PEC). It is a plague of high impact for beekeeping, which has never been detected in this country, so the purpose of this measure is to avoid serious productive and commercial damage that would result from its entrance.

Spain: New measures to the EC for the dairy sector
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, has reported that Spain will ask the European Commission (EC) market further measures to improve the situation in the dairy sector. The minister hopes that in July, the Commissioner of Agriculture presents new proposals. García Tejerina made the announcement after a visit to the land La Remonta, along with the mayor of Santander, Inigo de la Serna, to mark the start of construction to condition a public park.

Argentina: two years more to export milk powder to Brazil
An Argentina delegation of private sector actors and the Ministry of Agro-industry of this country, through the Secretariats Dairy and Markets closed on June 6 in the city of Brasilia an agreement to extend, for the following 24 months, milk powder exports to Brazil. This agreement, of paramount importance to the dairy industry, aims to promote in the world Argentine products with added value.

A single rate of irrigation water for Spain
Irrigators Southeast Spanish, represented by the Federation of Irrigators of Almería (FERAL) and the Central Union of Irrigation Aqueduct Tajo-Segura (SCRATS) have submitted a joint proposal for the establishment of a new public model of water management which contributes to promoting equal opportunities between different fruit and vegetable production areas around the country and the implementation of infrastructure for interconnection between basins. Among the main points of this document, the irrigators of Almeria, Murcia and Alicante demand the government a single price of irrigation water for the whole Spain.