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    • EU: The beef cattle seeks to curb the crisis

    The most representative European associations of beef cattle manifest the serious situation of crisis in the beef in some Member States of the EU and warn of possible degradation of the situation in the second half of 2016 unless the EU takes place decisive action to correct critical aspects of beef cattle stocks. They add that before this, the adoption of any multilateral trade agreement is totally suicidal and propose to Brussels a series of actions to avoid greater evils.

    Over 2.200 million for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy

    Spain could have more than 2,200 million euros from the European…

    Central America expects the impact of “La Niña” in their fields

    "La Niña" is associated with heavy rains and floods, which would generate serious implications for the agricultural sector in the region. At a seminar led by IICA the impact it could have this phenomenon in the sector, which would manifest itself early in the second half of this year were discussed. Countries such as Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and the Dominican Republic will face rainfall above normal, which in some cases could affect musáceas plantations (banana and plantain) during the first phase of the rainy season.

    Andalusia is the Spanish region that receives more funds from the CAP

    The MAGRAMA says that Andalusia receives 24% of rural development funds that come to Spain. Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Carlos Cabanas, stressed that farmers in Andalusia will be receiving more funds from the first and second pillar of the CAP. He also said that "is absolutely false" that Andalusia will lose 902 million euros of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2014-2020.

    Andalusia more vigilant foreign pests in citrus

    The Andalusian Plan of Phytosanitary Surveillance for citricultura pursued in 2016 with the development of the program Phytosanitary Monitoring Plan Andaluz in Citrus, designed to enable early detection and eradication of foreign harmful organisms that may affect the cultivation of citrus Andalusia. Thus its possible dispersion in the Andalusian region is avoided and minimized damage in productions to quickly react to the first symptoms.

    Spain: More time to apply for aid from CAP 2016

    Spanish farmers have until June 15 to apply for aid from the Common Agricultural Policy 2016. The Spanish government campaign serves the request of the autonomous regions and sectors concerned to facilitate the submission of its application to all farmers who may be beneficiaries of them.

    Mexico: rising exports of berries

    Over 50 years EF Schumacher, economist and thinker born in Germany, I think a partnership in the UK called Intermediate Technology Development Group (Group for the development of intermediate technologies), based on his book published in 1973, Small is beautiful ( small is beautiful), whose objectives were to publicize the virtues of micro enterprises that generate their own income without flaunting it. Any resemblance to the undertaking of strawberries is just a coincidence.

    PMA Fresh Connections 2016

    More than 200 producers in the central and western Mexico, met in the Polyforum of Leon, Guanajuato, in the event organized on 11 and 12 May by the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), to establish new contacts and listen to a panel of experts who spoke about market opportunities, risks and the need to share experiences to be more competitive.

    XIV General Assembly of COAG

    The Coordinator of Organizations of Farmers and Ranchers (COAG) will hold its XIV General Assembly at the Marriot Hotel Auditorium Madrid on 20 and 21 May. Two days to take advantage of the more than 200 delegates from the different regional unions integrated into COAG to discuss the present and the future of agriculture, and elect the Secretary General and members of the State Executive Committee that during the next four years, they represent the interests of social and professional model of agriculture that defends this organization.

    Jalisco no te rajes¡

    In the last ten years, the State of Jalisco -recognized worldwide for being the land of mariachi and tequila has become one of the major players in the agricultural sector in Mexico. Its share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the national agricultural sector, already reaches 12% and occupies the first places in the production of corn, milk, egg, pork and of course tequilana blue agave, with which it is made the famous tequila, one of the main agricultural exports of this country that has more than 42 existing trade agreements.