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Spain: horticultural exports rise 1% in 2017 to exceed € 12,700M
The Spanish export of fresh fruits and vegetables in 2017 increased by 1% compared to 2016, totaling 12,704 million euros. In volume, they registered an increase of 0.5%, standing at 12.6 million tons, according to data from the General Directorate of Customs, made public on February 21, not meeting the initial growth forecasts, due to the retreat of the months of November and December, also slowing down the growth rate in relation to 2016 and 2015.
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).
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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).
Days in Fruit Attraction on marketing, promotion and marketing of apple and pear
Marketing, promotion and marketing of apple and pear in the EU, US and Spain, will be one of the main topics to be discussed at the conference organized by FEPEX and this afternoon held at Fruit Attraction. It will involve representatives of the European Commission, pear promotion in the United States, as well as representatives of the production and promotion in Spain.