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    Our fruit is a gift, what you pay for is plastic

    One more campaign - and there are already a few - fruit growers and fruit growers we are not getting profitability for our work and effort, in short, for our fruit.

    UPA urges the Government to take urgent measures against a “historic” drought

    The Union of Small Farmers (UPA) has urged the Government of Spain to adopt urgent measures against a drought that qualifies as "historic". The shortage of rains since last autumn has led our country to an emergency situation that however, as denounced by the UPA agrarian organization, is "ignored" by the Government. Farmers and ranchers say they feel "abandoned and surprised" in the absence of a management plan for a crisis of great gravity.

    Prices of melon and watermelon are down 60% and 10%, respectively, compared to last season

    The Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers' Organizations of Almería (COEXPHAL) has described as "very bad" the current melon and watermelon campaign, given that farmers who have opted for these fruits typical of the Almeria spring season are enduring its sale at prices below the threshold of profitability. All this translates into a little viable campaign in which, in the case of melon, the average contribution to date is 60% below the average of last year. As for watermelon, their prices have fallen 10% compared to the previous season.

    Spanish Government calls for more commitment to meet the Dairy Agreement

    The Ministry of Agriculture moved to livestock organizations, industry and commercial distribution adhering to the pact the need to strengthen the implementation of commitments. The MAGRAMA stresses the importance of making progress in the structuring of the production sector to have greater bargaining power and improve revenues. In late March a second report on the Dairy Agreement will be published.

    Results of our comparative study of prices reflects the broad commitment to the farmer. Antonio Román

    The 2015-2016 campaign is seen as very important for the sector in general and in particular Agroponiente. There have been movements in the market at home and little by little companies like this, we have spent many years investing in service, quality, innovation and proximity to farmers and customers, we will gradually consolidating our positions.