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Olive oil continues to grow in export and production, ending February with 153,300 t.
Olive oil continues its positive trend in exports and production, closing February with 153,300 t, according to data from the latest olive oil market bulletin, published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA). It analyzes the data provided by the Food Information and Control Agency (AICA), as well as the market situation, whose data show an increase in available resources.
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An oil from Granada, Special Food Prize of Spain and best AOVE green bitter
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) has awarded the "Food Prize of Spain Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2016-2017 campaign", raising the one presented by the oil mill Venchipa S.L. Of Ácula (Granada) with a double recognition: the Special Food Prize of Spain and the award for the best Extra Virgin Olive Oil (AOVE), in the "Frutado Verde Amargo" modality. These awards aim to revalue the highest quality Spanish virgin olive oils and organoleptic properties and encourage producers to develop and market these oils.
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Syngenta implements pollination practices to preserve biodiversity in Abadía Retuerta vineyards
The Abadía Retuerta farm, located in the Valladolid municipality of Sardón del Duero, practices environmentally friendly agriculture and recovers biodiversity in the margins of its vineyards, through Operation Pollinator, an international program implemented by Syngenta with the collaboration of different scientific organizations in Spain, whose objective is the establishment of specific habitats for pollinating insects in the margins of the crops, which allow the creation of natural refuges for pollinators and encourage the presence of other arthropods useful as predators and parasitoids.
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COMPO EXPERT orchestrates a “expert for experts” debate in olive growing
The second edition of the Technical Symposium "From Experts to Experts" of COMPO EXPERT has summoned more than 150 professionals from the agricultural sector, a success of attendance and participation for an event that, in this occasion, has been held in Cordoba and focused on the cultivation of the olive grove. The role of biofertilizers and rhizobacteria, irrigation and fertilization in super-intensive olive cultivation have been some of the issues addressed.
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The D.O.P Ham of Huelva is officially registered as D.O.P Jabugo
The European Commission recently published in the Official Journal of the European Union (DOUE) implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/385 approving the change of name of the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Ham of Huelva which, finally, it is registered as Denomination of Origin Protected (PDO) Jabugo. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication and shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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AOVE’s sensory experience stars in the third Expoliva Dialogue 2017
Nearly two hundred professionals of the sector have participated in the Expoliva Dialogue "Extra virgin olive oil, an unusual experience for our senses". The Director of Industries and Agro-Food Chain of the Regional Ministry of Agriculture of the Junta de Andalucía, Rosa Isabel Rios, has inaugurated the third of these important appointments that are being made prior to the "Expoliva 2017" celebration.
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InLac agreement with the Xunta to promote the consumption of dairy products in a healthy diet
The Health Council of the Xunta de Galicia and the Milk Interprofessional (InLac) have signed a framework agreement to promote the consumption of milk and dairy products as basic elements of healthy eating and have expressed their concern about the decrease in ingestion Of these foods among the Galician population.
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Oleícola Jaén, Agroisa and GEA Iberia sign their support for Expoliva 2017
Expoliva has reinforced its brand image with the linking of three leading companies in the olive sector in the international field, initialed through a collaboration agreement. The collaborating firms are Oleícola Jaén, Agroisa and GEA Iberia.
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The high oleic production in January points to a delay of the campaign
The high olive production registered in the olive oil market bulletin, with data published on 31st January, which has recently been published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA), indicates the delay that has occurred in the harvest during this year, caused by the climatic conditions of the previous spring and summer. Due to this, we will have to wait to know the production of the next months to know the global number of this campaign.
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Video of Siete Agromarketing with the highlight of “the Best AOVEs of D.O. Sierra de Segura 2016/17”
You already have at your disposal the video summary with the highlights of the Presentation of the Best Oils Extra Virgin Olive (AOVE) of the D.O. Sierra de Segura, corresponding to the 2016/17 campaign. An event held in Madrid, on December 14th, and organized in all its details by Siete Agromarketing, a communication and consulting agency at national and international level, with a long experience in the agri-food sector, and in which the Regulatory Council of this Denomination deposited its trust in awarding the coordination and start-up of this event.