The Spanish Cotton Interprofessional is officially presented
The Cajasol Foundation hosted last February 14 the celebration of the III Forum "The Spanish Cotton Sector. Presente y Fututo ", where the Spanish Interprofessional was presented officially after recognition at the BOJA on December 28, 2018.
Iberian hams from Spain and the EU will present ‘Ham PassionTour’ and the ‘Road Show’ in 24 European cities
Iberian hams from Spain and the European Union will present next Wednesday, October 3, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the international campaign to promote Ibérico Ham, "Ham Passion Tour", a promotion and information program of this gourmet product, star of the Mediterranean diet.
Meat Atracttion closes its second edition highlighting the importance of internationalization
'Meat Attraction', the second edition of the Fair of the Meat Sector organized jointly by IFEMA and the National Association of Meat Industries of Spain (ANICE), has closed its second edition with a prevailing international presence in the sector.
UPA asks for a transparent and honest labeling that indicates the origin of the milk
The small Spanish milk producers today expressed their anger over the new attack received this week on dairy products, this time in the form of a study published by a British specialized media that has achieved a great impact in Spain.
The Albacete Emilia Piñero, awarded with the recognition “INTERPORC Promises of the Kitchen”
The Albacete Emilia Piñero has been the winner of the "INTERPORC Promises of the Kitchen Contest", which has cooked, in the opinion of the public and professionals of the hotel trade, the best dishes of "secret ice cream", elaborated mainly with white pig secrecy , caramelized sweet onion and feta cheese.
The fourth Spanish industrial sector meets in MEAT ATTRACTION 2018
The meat industry is the fourth industrial sector of our country, only behind the automotive industry, the oil and fuel industry and the production and distribution of electricity. The sector, formed by slaughterhouses, quartering rooms and elaborated industries, has an industrial fabric constituted by near 3,000 companies, distributed by all the Spanish geography, especially in rural areas. Although a significant part of the sector are small and medium-sized companies, this has not prevented the gradual development and consolidation of large business groups, some of them leaders at European level.
The pig sector reduces by 50% the ammonia emissions per kilo of meat produced
In its commitment to a model of sustainable production based, among other aspects, on the integrated prevention and control of pollution, the Spanish pig sector has reduced in recent years by 47% the ammonia emissions per kilo of meat produced, according to data of the National Inventory of Air Pollutant Emissions 1990-2016, published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
The pig sector contributes 4 out of 10 euros of surplus of the agrifood trade balance
The food industry showed a surplus in the 2017 balance of trade of 12,061 million euros, of which 4,564 million euros correspond to the pig sector, which contributes almost 4 out of 10 euros -37.8% -, according to data from the AEAT and the Agrifood Foreign Trade Report published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
UPA defends the direct sale of raw milk “with all the guarantees”
The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers has positioned itself in favor of the direct sale of raw milk by Spanish livestock farms. The recent approval of a decree that regulates this practice in Catalonia has aroused the interest of the entire livestock sector and also certain doubts on the part of consumers in relation to this product.
The EU will adjust the tariff quotas for beef and veal by the Brexit
The Commission has presented a proposal for a Council Regulation authorizing the opening of negotiations on the distribution of the European Union tariff quotas included in the calendar of the World Trade Organization (WTO).