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    • UPA criticizes that the budgets of Rajoy for 2018 perpetuate the abandonment of the rural environment

    The draft General State Budgets for 2018 presented on March 3 by the Government did not like anything of the Spanish farmers and ranchers. The UPA rural organization has "very harmful" accounts for the millions of people who live and work in villages. "The budgets show that the Government is committed to citizens by announcing policies that remain in nothing by not having a budget allocation," lamented from UPA.
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    The Government reduces the tax burden for farmers and ranchers

    The BOE has published an Order of the Ministry of Finance and Public Function that sets the Net Income Indices in the income tax declaration with the reductions established on a national basis for the 2017 income statement of farmers and ranchers.

    UNIÓ denounces the first cases of poisoning of bees by pesticides

    LA UNIÓ de Llauradors has recently denounced the first cases of poisoning of bees that have been detected this year, as a result of the use of pesticides in the flowering of fruit trees, which is usually given from these dates. Thus, in the town of Cheste (Hoya de Buñol), a beekeeper has seen most of his dead bees and beehives practically without activity, which he had installed in a settlement very close to a fruit plantation. He has filed the corresponding complaint with the Civil Guard Barracks of this town of La Hoya de Buñol and now it is the Seprona who investigates the event.
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    FRUIT ATTRACTION and MEAT ATTRACTION have already closed their dates of celebration in 2018

    FRUIT ATTRACTION, an international trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector, and the second edition of MEAT ATTRACTION, an event aimed at the meat sector, have already closed their dates of celebration for 2018, as reported by the Madrid trade fair institution (IFEMA). Thus, for FRUIT ATTRACTION, the dates finally agreed upon were October 23th, 24th and 25th. For its part, MEAT ATTRACTION will take place from September 18th to 20th.
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    Spain: the pressure of the dairy industry threatens the existence of 25% of dairy sheep farms

    25% of the Spanish farms of sheep of milk could close in 2018, due to the strong pressures that big dairy industries are transferring to the farmers. Both the prices that these companies are offering to the producers, and the conditions of the contracts put, as denounced by the agrarian organization UPA, in "serious risk of disappearance" to many farms.

    EU: the agreement with Mercosur would cause losses in livestock of 2,700 million per year

    The free trade agreement between the EU-Mercosur, which is currently immersed in the sixth round of negotiations, would have a very negative impact on 20% of our final livestock production, causing losses of 2,700 million euros per year. This is reflected in the Impact Study prepared by the COAG Technical Services based on the official data to which this organization has had access on the main concessions that are considered during the rounds of negotiations.

    The pig exports of Segovia between January and August exceeded € 8.5M

    Exports of meat and pork products from Segovia have exceeded 8.5 million euros between January and August 2017, representing an increase of 8.3% over the same period last year, according to the director of the company. the Interprofessional of Porcino de Capa Blanca (INTERPORC), Alberto Herranz, in the presentation held on November 7th of the 'Pork Lovers Tour' campaign.

    Spain: the Government appeals before the Court of Justice of the EU the fine for pastures to Andalusia

    As recently reported, in the Congress of Deputies, the Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Carlos Cabanas, the Government of Spain has filed a complaint with the Court of Justice of the European Union, to try to reduce or cancel the fine imposed by the European Commission to Andalusia, for the financial correction derived from the problems in the admissibility of pasture lands in European agricultural aid between 2009 and 2013. A claim based on the disproportionality of the sanction.

    Jabugo hosts the IX Congress of the appellations of origin of Spain

    The Spanish Association of Denominations of Origin (Origin Spain), celebrates its ninth Congress and General Assembly in Jabugo, on November 8th, 9th and 10th, 2017. This time the Congress is organized by the Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Origin Protected (PDO) Jabugo, for what is celebrated in its headquarters located in the emblematic El Tiro Building, in the municipality of Jabugo.

    PROVACUNO is promoted in the Arab countries

    The Interprofessional Organization of Beef of Spain (PROVACUNO) will begin its promotional activity in the Arab and North African countries this November. The starting point will be Egypt, in order to establish, and strengthen commercial ties with the Spanish beef sector, through actions such as a day of presentation of the beef of Spanish origin addressed to the most important Egyptian chefs , which will be held at the prestigious Egyptian Chefs Association. In this interesting day, the Spanish chefs Kisko García and Fernando del Cerro will show the versatility of the Spanish beef in the traditional and avant-garde cuisine, as well as their possibilities in the Egyptian culinary customs.