almonds

Veracruz almonds now have quality certification

Veracruz, a Portuguese almond producer has concluded the GLOBALG.A.P certification process, a globally recognised benchmark. Through this certification Veracruz proves the quality of its almond

Jeffrey Shaw: “Spain has to develop its image as a source of quality olive oil”

The United States is one of the extra-community markets that offers greater opportunities to Spanish agri-food exports. Issues such as the impetus in recent years to import Spanish agri-food products in this country, or the importance of developing a brand image and adding value (among the many challenges that our companies face to compete in this demanding market), are addressed in this interview that ECA performs Jeffrey Shaw, Head of the Food Department of the Economic and Commercial Office, attached to the Spanish Embassy in New York.

Spanish food and seafood exports are record: 43,700 million euros

The monthly report of foreign trade registered a 7.3% increase in sales to the agricultural, fishing, food and forestry abroad during the period December 2014 to November 2015. The value of imports was 33,793,000, representing an 8% annual growth. The balance stood at 9.965 million euros, an improvement of 5.2% over the previous period.