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Socialists ask the EC actions against the US anti-dumping attack on Spanish olive
Socialist Europarlamentarians have called on the European Commission (EC) to counteract the "anti-dumping" complaint against Spanish exports of table olives in the United States.
Spain: MAPAMA and the sector work together to export cherry to the Thai market
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) and the cherry producing sector work together to open the Thai market to Spanish exports of this fruit. As part of this negotiation, inspectors from the Office of Development and Research for Plant Protection of the Thai Department of Agriculture inspected cherry farms in Aragon and Extremadura in July.
EU: Spain confirms leader in organic farming
According to the first data of the organic production in our country, facilitated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAPAMA), Spain is confirmed the first EU country by surface, surpassing two million hectares. It is also among the top five producers in the world.
Andalusia harvests 12.3% more citrus, surpassing 2 million t.
Citrus production in Andalusia after the end of the 2016-2017 season has exceeded 2 million tonnes, according to data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development (CAPDER). Specifically, this production amounted to 2,094,274 tonnes, 1.67% more than the estimate made in the first installment of this campaign and 12.3% higher than the harvest of the previous year.
Spain: non-renewal of glyphosate would mean losing € 2.1bn and 5,000 jobs
According to the Socioeconomic Impact Study of Conservation Agriculture and the non-renewal of the authorization of glyphosate in Spain, prepared by the PricewaterhouseCoopers (Pwc) consultancy, to dispense with glyphosate-based herbicides would be a negative economic impact for our country. Would amount to 2,124 million euros, in terms of production, equivalent to 0.10% of National Production. In terms of employment, the losses that would result from the non-renewal of the use of this substance are estimated at about 5,000 jobs.
APROSE advises certified seed as a guarantee of profitability and quality
Faced with the bad forecasts for the upcoming cereal season,…
Aguilera calls for legal guarantees for the collective storage of olive oil
Socialist MEP Clara Aguilera has called for greater legal certainty so that the olive oil sector can carry out "collective storage", which involves withdrawing part of the oil from the market when there is overproduction. Aguilera has raised this demand for more legal guarantees during a joint appearance of Agriculture Commissars, Phil Hogan, and Competition, Margrethe Vestager in the Committee on Agriculture of the European Parliament.
Aguilera calls on the EU to urgently authorize the advance payment of CAP aid in Spain
The Socialist MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee, Clara Aguilera, has urged the European Commission in writing to give a green light to the advance of 70% of CAP aid in Spain.
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Andalusia Sabor. International Fine Food Exhibition. Sevilla (Spain)
As usual every two years since 2007, the Seville capital will host a new edition in 2017, specifically the VI, of Andalucía Sabor, a fair with which Andalusia reaffirms its role as a leading agri-food and fishing power.
Salamaq Fair 2017. Salamanca
From 6th to 10th September, the Salamanca Fairground will host Salamaq 2017, Agricultural Sector Fair, which will coincide in its celebration with the 29th International Exhibition of Pure Livestock.