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    José Blanco claims EC aid to offset losses caused by potato blight

    The Socialist MEP, José Blanco, has called on the European Commission, through a parliamentary question, to enable the necessary aid to compensate for the economic impact suffered by farmers affected by the potato pest. The Commission itself acknowledged in its parliamentary response that "in the affected areas, under Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, subsidies could be granted in certain circumstances in order to assist the national competent authorities to adopt eradication measures and to compensate owners for the value of spoiled vegetables".

    Pirelli PHP ™ is born, high performance agricultural tire

    Pirelli has recently launched a new high performance product, Pirelli PHP ™, the new agricultural tire of the Italian manufacturer, which takes advantage of the experience gained outside Europe, where the agro line was always at the center of the Pirelli range, a pioneer brand in tires for Agriculture since 1936, when the company began promoting tires for the replacement of the iron wheels of tractors.

    Pedro Marin: “There are not enough berries in the market to supply all customers”

    Spain is the main Community producer of strawberry and berries. The province of Huelva concentrates the bulk of this production, from where it supplies a good part of the community markets. Pedro Marín Andrés is the Manager of the Andalusian Strawberry Interprofessional Association (Interfresa), which, in addition to overseeing the interests of the sector, is carrying out the Strawberry of Europe promotion campaign. 'Live the Red'. On the evolution of the sector and the results of this, he has spoken with e-Comercio Agrario.

    Expoliva 2017 presents itself as the ideal environment for business and business contacts

    The Director General of Industries and Food Chain of the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Junta de Andalucía, Rosa Ríos, has presented in Madrid the XVIII International Fair of Olive Oil and Related Industries, Expoliva, to be held in Jaén From 10th to 13th May. Ríos has referred to this event as "the most important in the world dedicated to olive oil, a space that generates business and commercial relations, national and international, and the most relevant technical forum in the world where we talk about the producing sector of oil and its related companies".

    The competitiveness of the olive sector has centered the debate of the IV Dialogue Expoliva 2017

    With a little more than two weeks to the start of Expoliva, more than 200 professionals from the sector participated in the fourth and last of the Dialogues organized prior to the holding of this fair, held at the Palacio de Congresos de Jaén under the title "The sector of the elaboration of olive oil. Different models of competitiveness for a similar environment".

    The second edition of the Infoagro exhibition will focus on business meetings at all levels

    The second edition of Infoagro Exhibition, to be held on 10th, 11th and 12th May in Almeria, will prioritize the holding of business meetings between national and international companies, through the Agrotrading Forum, organized in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce of Almería, the Chamber of Commerce of Spain and the European Union. An initiative aimed at this agricultural show is erected in "Business Epicenter of the agricultural producer".
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    Argentina: grain harvest will exceed 130Mt despite floods

    Argentina's grain production will exceed 130 million tonnes, despite the latest floods in different parts of the country, particularly in the northwestern regions of Buenos Aires, southern Santa Fe and southeast Córdoba, according to the latest estimates made by the Ministry of Agro-industry of the Republic of Argentina, through the Direction of Agricultural Estimates, under the Agriculture Subsecretary.

    Spain has the largest vineyard area, with 15% of world production

    Spain has the largest area of ​​vineyards, accounting for 15% of world production, data that show the strategic nature of its wine sector, as highlighted by the Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Carlos Cabanas, during the inauguration on April 19th of the Day of the Interprofessional Organization of Wine (OIVE), "Recovering the consumption of wine in Spain".

    José E. Sanz: “our main threat is the arrival on the European market of citrus from other countries”

    José Enrique Sanz is the Manager of the Regulatory Council of the Protected Geographical Indication (IGP) "Valencian Citrus". A sector that, for years, is not going through its best moment. Unpredictable climatology must be added to the entry of third country productions into the markets of the European Union. Productions that have the community support, which is not only a commercial threat for the Spanish sector, but also health, since the demands on plant health are not the same. On this, and on the projection of the Valencian citrus we have talked with him.

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    Infoagro Exhibition. Aguadulce (Almería)

    The town of Aguadulce in Almeria will host the agricultural fair Infoagro Exhibition from 10th to 12th May, which aims to be the epicenter of business for the agricultural producer. More than 300 companies and agricultural professionals will meet in the second edition of this event.