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The apple and pear of Catalonia surpass the quotations of the past campaign, by the descent of production in Europe
The selling prices of the apple and pear are above the prices of last season, due to the productive decline experienced by pip fruit throughout Europe during the current season. Despite the optimistic figures and the correct valuation of the campaign, the Managing Director of Afrucat, Manel Simon, affirms that "we must not get distracted and trust, but we must maintain this fluidity of sales to eliminate camera stocks" .
HORTISPAÑA urges normality in Catalonia to avoid further damage to the Spanish horticultural sector in the markets
The Member Associations of the Spanish Interprofessional Organization of Fruits and Vegetables, HORTIESPAÑA, consider it essential that normality be restored as soon as possible in Catalonia so that the sector under Spanish greenhouse does not continue to be affected by the independence movement, which has already caused delays in shipments, breaches with customers and an important 'damage' to the image of Spain as the origin of horticultural products under greenhouse coverage of this Organization.
TECNIDEX, sponsor of the Congress Prognosfruit 2017
The 40th Prognosfruit Congress, to be held in the city of Lleida from 9th to 11th August, will be sponsored by TECNIDEX, a company with a high degree of specialization in the protection of fruits and vegetables in the post-harvest period. More specifically, this company has been developing a wide catalog of products and technologies for the protection of pome fruit in this phase, among them Scholar®, Tecto® 500SC, Textar® 60T and its new range PURE AIR®. TECNIDEX thus gives its support to this Congress organized by the Fruit Business Association of Catalonia (Afrucat), in conjunction with Word Apple and Pear Association (WAPA).
Afrucat asks to increase from 30 to 40Mkg the withdrawal quota to recover prices on bone fruit
The Managing Director of the Business Fruit Association of Catalonia (Afrucat), Manel Simon, met on 31st July with his Italian, French and Greek counterparts to coordinate the request for an urgent meeting with the Commission's DG Agri European Union and demand an increase in the quota of withdrawal of the regulation of extraordinary measures in "that amount that is sufficient and reduce the high pressure that the prices of the fruit of bone of this summer are suffering".
The low production in Europe and the forecast of harvest in Catalonia auguran better campaign of fruit of nugget
The drop in European seed fruit and the good outflow of product in stock, together with the production forecasts announced on July 20th, augur a campaign of nugget fruit in Catalonia more positive than the previous one. Thus, apple and pear production will remain in this autonomous community this season with slight variations by demarcations and a decrease in the apple forecast of 7% (284,790t) and a 1% increase for the pear (139,970t) .
The Cava Regulatory Council delivers its II Awards for Excellence
On 12th July, the Cava Regulatory Council presented the 'II Cava Excellence Awards', which aim to recognize those people who in their different professions have helped to exalt and give prestige to the cava. These prizes, therefore, are a public recognition of their work and contribution to the prestige of this sparkling wine and its positioning as a quality product.
Spain: Afrucat communicates quality domestic pear and apple
The Business Association of Fruit of Catalonia (Afrucat) has launched a communication campaign that aims to inform the consumer the different characteristics of the apples and pears which includes the association as well as the natural and flavor of the product so activating consumption.
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PROGNOSFRUIT, World Conference on Apple and Pear. Lleida (Catalonia)
From 9th to 11th August, the capital of Lleida hosts the 40th edition of the World Conference on Apple and Pear, PROGNOSFRUIT, in charge of the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA). Co-organizer the Business Association of the Fruit of Catalonia (Afrucat).