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Candine is a sweet apple, with a taste reminiscent of exotic fruits, with potential for a new group of consumers. Interview with Marc Peyres, Comercial
BASF has formally agreed to acquire ASL, one of the most innovative melon breeding companies in the world, to continue expanding its position as a
The detection of “Xylella fastidiosa” for the first time in two ornamental olive trees in France next to the Italian border has generated concern among farmers.
The surface of the pavilion will be 2,000 square meters (+ 20% vs 2018) and will be located at the entrance of Hall 4.
A 23% reduction in Canadian durum wheat production and 9.5% less in European production are expected. Situation that makes expect a rebound in prices for European producers.
Spain, France and Portugal will form a Joint Banana Committee that will allow the three countries to work together and on a regular basis to improve the future of their banana sector. This agreement is part of the meeting held by Minister Isabel García Tejerina with her French and Portuguese counterparts, on January 15th in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, to discuss the future of agriculture in the outermost regions of the EU.
The Socialist MEP and Vice-President of the Committee on Agriculture in the European Parliament, Clara Aguilera, has called on the European Commission to take urgent steps to halt the progress of Xylella fastidiosa, which is already affecting several countries in continental Europe, including Spain and more concretely to the regions of the Valencian Community and Baleares. Aguilera recalls that no administration should “evade its responsibility to stop the plague” and calls for compensation for affected producers.
During the last meeting held in Agen (France) by the Spanish-French-Italian Strawberry Contact Group, composed of representatives of the French and Italian producers as well as of Spain grouped together in the Association of Strawberry Producers and Exporters from Huelva( FRESHUELVA), integrated in FEPEX, have analyzed the forecasts for the current campaign, predicting a production similar to that of 2016, but of better quality. This contact has also served to further progress in phytosanitary matters.
Iberian Hams of Spain will be present from 15 to 21 May at the Open de Nice Cote D’Azur, a tennis tournament on clay. More than 30,000 attendees who come every year can enjoy this flagship product reaching the French Riviera next to the image of Rafa Nadal. The action is part of the European tour that takes the Interprofessional Iberian Pig (ASICI) to publicize Spain’s Iberian Hams outside our borders.
The European campaign “Europe Strawberries: Vive la Roja” has given its go-ahead in France with an official presentation to the main means of specialized and general communication. The popular chef Chloé Saada promotes the campaign “Vive la Roja” in the Gallic country
Spain keeps a strong increase in its wine exports to international markets, but now not only in terms of volume, where the increase is 8.4%, but also in value, an increase of nearly 100 million euros between January and November this year, to reach 2,409.9 million euros. n terms of value, are the wines with denomination of origin and other wines packaged the leading growth in 2015, while volume sales remain strong bulk wines, which increased particularly to France.
The European campaign to promote the consumption of this fruit among consumers, “Mills Europe: Vive la Roja”, which has the support of the EU, the Ministry of Agriculture and Interfresa, has been officially launched in Germany during the celebration the Green Week. The promotion program has the support of familiar faces who act as prescribers in each of the countries where the campaign unfolds: Spain, France and Germany.
The Spanish company Azucarera has invested 3.2 million euros in the Packaging Center of Benavente (Zamora, Spain) to stimulate the operation of the factory and address the growing demand for its specialty sugar market in the Iberian and French. During 2015, the company has developed five new production lines and has doubled its production volume over last year, reaching a production of nearly 200,000 tons.
When “the most important in Europe for livestock professionals encounter” closed, organizers smiled again thanks to a not so catastrophic that the announced result. In this year of 2015, welcomed 72,000 visitors came reflecting “only” a 17% attendance compared to the previous edition. “The worst happened,” said Fabrice Berthon, General Commissioner of the Sommet de l’Elevage. “Livestock is the essence of the show and the total absence due to Bluetongue (for the first time in 24 editions) is a real loss for our event. This situation should never happen again, “he said Berthon.
Horticultural interprofessional organizations of all countries also need greater coordination among them to present their petitions evenly in Europe and have more strength against large retailers. Inside the fair Macfrut 2015, it brought together representatives from Spain, France, Italy and Hungary. Macfrut 2015 fair has taken a step towards achieving consensus.
Several outbreaks of the virus have been reported in the European Union (EU), two in Hungary and two in Romania serotype 4. Meanwhile, one in
