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    • The Management Committee Citrus lowers crop estimate of official seating capacity

    The Citrus Management Committee (CGC) has lowered crop estimate of official seating capacity recently presented by Valencia, Andalusia and Murcia. According to the data handled by the CGC, the national tonnage may be marketed in the fresh market would be significantly lower than estimated by such projections, due to lack of rainfall, which has caused much fruit does not meet the required caliber to be collected, thinnings and the wide margin of the sector to increase the tonnage for processing into juice.
    cítricos

    The Valencian citrus sector could lose 124M € due to the EU-South Africa agreement

    LA UNIÓ of Llauradors of Valencia claims that the new trade agreement between the European Union and some African countries like South Africa, adopted by the European Parliament on September 14 and in the absence of ratification of the Council of Ministers of the EU and African governments endangers directly revenues over 124 million euros for the citrus sector of Valencia.

    Andalusia estimates more than two million tons of citrus

    The capacity of the 2016-17 citrus season in Andalusia expected to exceed two million tons of production (2,059,833), a figure that would be an increase from the previous year of 10.5%. These data were recently presented by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Government of Andalusia, Carmen Ortiz, in Palma del Río.
    melocotón y ciruela

    Open new quota for removal of 500t of plums by the Russian veto

    The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) has approved a new quota for the removal of 500 tons of plums, within the exceptional measures against the Russian veto. This new extension is adopted after the first additional quota of 500 tonnes allocated last August 23th has been consumed.
    OPFH

    Grew by 5.3% the value of fruit and vegetable exports in the first half of the year

    The value of exports of fresh fruit and vegetables increased by 5.3% during the first half of 2016, a total of 7,101 million euros, despite the setback experienced in volume during the same period. Specifically, less than 3.21% (6,747,605 tons).

    The apple and pear season starts with the challenges of a greater boost to consumption and export

    This season of fruit seed in Europe is presented with a predicted harvest slightly lower in apples (-3%) and pears (-9%) than in the recent congress Prognosfruit have highlighted the need to work to boost their exports and consumption, 3.5% less in recent years, in the case of apples. Following this fruit, the focus on differential values, as in the case of varieties of quality and organic production, is also emerging as a way to preserve the production of geopolitical factors such as Russian veto or increases in production in third countries.

    Dies Honorary president of Eurobanan ARC Group, Angel Rodriguez Rey

    The honorary president of the ARC Group Eurobanan, Ángel Rey Rodríguez, died during the night of July 29th at age 85. Visionary and a pioneer in the importation of fruits and vegetables in Spain, the founder of Grupo Angel Rey noted for his ability to forge one of the most powerful companies in the national fruit and vegetable sector.
    pesticidas

    Citrus exports equal the turnover of the previous year, although down 12.4%

    Exports of citrus season 2015-2016 have matched the turnover of the previous season, which was a record, despite having experienced a reduction of 12.4%, which is attributed from the Citrus Management Committee (CGC) to the fact that unit prices have significantly improved. It also highlighted how the fall of the citrus harvest of this campaign reaches level of the fifth best export campaign in history.

    More than seven million kilos of fruit and vegetables to charitable organizations

    On July 28th, the Association of Organisations of Producers of Fruit and Vegetables of Andalusia (APROA) held its General Assembly, in which was reported on the actions about Prevention and Crisis Management, made during 2016, to all representatives of the OPFHs. These include the delivery of more than seven kilos of fruit and vegetables to charitable organizations throughout Spain, via the withdrawal system.
    debilidad

    David del Pino leaves his position of general manager at the cooperative Granada La Palma

    The director general of the fruits and vegetables cooperative Granada La Palma, Carchuna (Granada), David del Pino Rodriguez, will leave his position in the company from 1st September to face "new professional challenges", as explained in the formal letter of resignation that the company itself has spread among its customers and suppliers.