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Intra-EU trade in peaches and nectarines measured 1.3 million tons in 2017. Every year, Spain’s dominant position becomes ever more secure as Europe’s main producer of the stone fruits, and […]
Mon 25/06/2018 by Richard WIlkinson
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Hundreds of new products were presented at the Alimentaria food and drink trade show in Barcelona in April and standing out was the abundance of organic and ‘free’ products – […]
Wed 13/06/2018 by Julie Butler
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More than 500 experts from Spain’s fruit and vegetables sector will meet in Valencia for the 20th AECOC Congress. The event will offer market data, analyse trends and share success […]
Tue 12/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Andalusia’s farming organisation, the UPA, is demanding a stronger CAP to defend family farming in the face of the new challenges facing the sector, such as Brexit. The UPA has […]
Mon 11/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The municipal council of Castro del Rio has asked the Spanish government to restrict olive tree imports from Morocco due to the “serious” phytosanitary threat they represent. For several years […]
Mon 11/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Customs data for the first quarter of the year show that Spain imported 1% more fresh produce (823,000 tons) than over the same period last year. Most of the rise […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Spain has widened the gap with other leading European peach producers in all respects. Spanish production has increased acreage while maintaining productivity. It also has relatively lower labour costs than […]
Tue 29/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Preliminary data for estimations of Spanish fruit and vegetable production in the first five months of 2018 show extra-early potato volumes are up 4.3%, while tomato volumes are down 6.2% […]
Mon 28/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Spanish avocado specialist Frutas Montosa is a world reference in innovation. The tropical fruit leader from Malaga has been developping for many years its own indicator of physiological ripeness (APM), […]
Thu 24/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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On June 17th, CASI will hold a special day for all farmers, workers and consumers who love the healthy life to raise awareness of Almeria’s local tomato through sport and […]
Tue 22/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Dutch greenhouse strawberry growers are looking to usurp the current king of the supermarkets – the Spanish strawberry. Around a dozen large-scale strawberry farms are already working to produce strawberries […]
Tue 22/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The first case of Xylella fastidiosa has appeared in Andalusia in ornamental plants of the Polygala myrtifolia species in El Ejido (Almería). Xylella fastidiosa is a bacteria that affects olive […]
Thu 03/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
