Spain, fourth largest food exporting country in the EU
Spanish agri-food exports in 2018 maintained their upward trend reaching 50,349 million euros, representing an increase of 0.6% compared to 2017.
Spain asks to evaluate the impact of Mercosur
The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, explained that he will ask the European Commission to "evaluate the impacts on the sectors as a whole".
The distribution sector asks the government for more fiscal “containment”
ASEDAS has presented the book "El Supermercado. A model of balanced, accessible and circular proximity ". The work describes the fundamentals of the management of food-based distribution.
The hail damages 100,000 hectares while the water reserve falls
Unas 100.000 hectáreas de cultivos han sido dañadas por el pedrisco en sólo dos días, viéndose muy afectada entre otros, la cereza del Jerte. El episodio de tormentas remite y la reserva de agua embalsada sigue bajando.
Cheaper food and more production in 10 years, according to the OECD and FAO
Most staple foods will be cheaper in the next ten years, while agricultural production will increase by 15%, according to a report by the OECD and FAO.
The Mango of Mexico sets its sights on the Japanese market
According to the President of EMEX (Association of Mango Exporters of Mexico), Francisco Villegas, "the Japanese market is very interesting commercially speaking for our mangoes, and although we currently only export 5 percent of our exports, but we believe that we can grow very much and increase our presence in the mentioned market ".
Main challenges of the berries of Mexico
The V International Congress of Red Fruits recently held in Huelva, served as a scenario for the Engineer Juan José Flores, General Director of the Association of Producers and Exporters of Berries of Mexico (ANEBERRIES), has analyzed the reality and the challenges of the berries Mexican companies, both at the production level and in the field of marketing.
98% of applicants already benefit from the CAP 2018
Direct payments from the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) will benefit more than 726,000 farmers and ranchers who have submitted their application for aid in the 2018 campaign and whose payments began on October 16.
The food consumption of Spain increases in 2018
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Act, Luis Planas, presented this Monday, at the headquarters of the Ministry, the data of the Report on Food Consumption in Spain 2018, which gives us an overview of the eating behavior of people residents in our country, both inside and outside the home.
Food waste in Spanish households increased in 2018
Según los datos recogidos en el Panel de cuantificación del desperdicio alimentario en los hogares, del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, los hogares españoles desperdiciaron entre enero y diciembre de 2018 un total de 1.339 millones de kg/l. de alimentos y bebidas, lo que supone un incremento del 8,9% con respecto al año anterior, es decir, 109 millones de kg/l más.