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An Argentina delegation of private sector actors and the Ministry of Agro-industry of this country, through the Secretariats Dairy and Markets closed on June 6 in the city of Brasilia an agreement to extend, for the following 24 months, milk powder exports to Brazil. This agreement, of paramount importance to the dairy industry, aims to promote in the world Argentine products with added value.
From May 10th, 2016, Peru can now exports to the United States asparagus and fresh blueberries without the requirement fumigation required for these crops, as a result of the meetings held by the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation of Peru, Juan Manuel Benites with undersecretary of Agriculture of this country, Ed Avalos. It has also been managed the access to the US market, with 320 million consumers, of new products such as tomato, cherimoya and aguaymanto.
Exports director of the Department of Agribusiness PROMPERÚ stopped at Fruit Logistica to attend the exclusive interview of e-Comercio Agrario. If there is a sector that has grown in export order is the niche of fruits and vegetables a distinguished international supplier low Peru brand for its versatility supply, product liability quality and differentiation.
Foreign sales recorded growth of 26.6% in February. The value of agricultural exports reached $ 506.6 billion. Products with the largest annual increases were: onions and garlic, tomato and shellfish, fresh strawberries, peppers, fresh vegetables, and avocados.
The markt company olive oil estimated at more than 1,400,000 tonnes of olive oil production for the 2015-2016 campaign. The total availability of olive oil, added stocks from the previous year and imports will be around 1,700,000 tons.
In 2015 the Colombian coffee growers have obtained a record harvest for 23 years with 14.2 million bags of 60 kilos, according to his national federation. Colombian coffee exports continue to grow and over the past year increased by 16% compared with 2014.
Egypt, partner country for FRUIT LOGISTICA 2016, has announced an unprecedented presence with the participation of the major exporters in the international trade fair for fresh produce marketing. Egypt’s stand in Hall 2.1, will host the official opening of FRUIT LOGISTICA 2016 next February 3, 2016.
The Spanish industry of agricultural and livestock equipment increased its exports 9,44% over the first 8 months of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014. Spanish manufacturers continue focusing great effort on promoting its main assets abroad, and so, twenty-one of them backed by AGRAGEX –Spanish Association of manufacturers and exporters of agricultural equipment– will showcase at Agritechnica 2015 their innovative and sustainable technology.
In the report Doing Business 2016, The World Bank has placed Mexico as one of the three Latin American countries that recorded the highest number of reforms over the past five years and has been classified as the best economy in Latin America. “It’s a leading and world economy, a country that decidedly has successfully opted for trade liberalization,” said Ximena Caraza-Campos, director for Spain in ProMéxico, who has declared that the exclusive profile of agrifood exports Mexican into Europe has undergone a profound transformation.
Spain exported 43.5 million liters of wine to Latin America, amounting to 120 million euros, at an average price of 2.76 euros per liter. It is a relatively small amount in the total sales of Spanish wine on world markets, just 1.8% of the total volume but up 4.6% of total exports in value, to allocate to these a type of wine markets higher average value than those that allocate mostly to Europe. From all Spanish wine sales to Latin America, Mexico accounts for almost half.
Agri-food and fisheries foreign sales recorded the figure of 3,679 million euros in the first half of the year, 10.2% more than this period of 2014, according to the Magrama. The product is not transformed that has contributed to the rise in exports (+ 6.8%).
