Reyes Gutiérrez begins its first harvest in Portugal and Cádiz and is studying adding a thousand hectares in Morocco.
2024-02-05 00:00
Reyes Gutiérrez begins his first harvest of the 500 hectares on his precious estates in Portugal and Cádiz. Like all first harvests, it will not be a large volume, but it will be what was expected. It will be in 2026 when they will be at full capacity to supply the whole of Europe with local fruit, fruit from the surrounding area, fruit
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CASI, Europe's undisputed tomato leader on its 80th anniversary
2024-02-05 00:00
The San Isidro Agricultural and Livestock Cooperative, CASI, will once again be present at a new edition of the most important fruit and vegetable fair in the world: Fruit Logistica, which will take place again this February, from the 7th to the 9th.
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Grenada to host world's top tropical talent in May
2024-02-05 00:00
Tropical fruit growers are in luck, because on 15-16 May the Palacio de Congresos de Granada will host the International Subtropical Congress with the presence of agronomists and researchers specialising in this crop from all over the world, who will be presenting their work.
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Breaking news: French protesters return home and give February deadline for Macron's measures to materialise
2024-02-02 00:00
Change in the modus operandi of agricultural mobilisation in France. The measures announced by Emmanuel Macron's government have convinced, at least for the time being, the Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA) and Young Farmers, who have announced the
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The agricultural sector of Huelva has responded with resounding success to the demonstration called on Thursday 1 February in Seville, by representatives of the agricultural organisations Freshuelva, Asociación de Citricultores de la Provincia de Huelva, Cooperativas Agro-Alimentarias
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Pro Food takes EU Packaging Regulation to Berlin
2024-02-02 00:00
At a crucial time for the packaging sector, Pro Food, a group of producers within the Federazione Gomma Plastica (Confindustria), which brings together 14 Italian manufacturers of plastic packaging for food and beverages, is strengthening its information and awareness-raising activities.
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Pedro Sánchez "condemns the attacks" on Spaniards in France and responds to Ségolène Royal
2024-02-02 00:00
It was off the agenda, but it had to be addressed. Farmers' protests were one of the issues on the table at the extraordinary European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday.
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Planas: "The European Commission and the EU have so far been unable to engage in dialogue with the agricultural sectors".
2024-02-02 00:00
The wave of agricultural protests that Europe is experiencing is largely the result of a lack of dialogue. The Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, has assured that "if we are in this situation in Europe right now, it is because the European Commission and the EU have so far not been able to engage in dialogue with the European Union".
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More than 15,000 Huelva farmers demonstrate to demand solutions to the "extreme drought".
2024-02-01 00:00
The aim of the organisers has been achieved: "The demonstration is full and Huelva's farming villages are empty". Under the slogan 'Water for all, food for the world', 15,000 farmers from the province of Huelva demonstrated today in Seville. They are calling on the
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Mercabarna and AGEM at the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin
2024-02-01 00:00
Mercabarna and the Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers' Association (AGEM) will once again be taking part in Europe's most important fruit and vegetable trade fair, Fruit Logistica, which is being held in Berlin from 7 to 9 February. They will do so in a space (hall 11.2 A-58) from where they will
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Asaja demands a firm response from the Spanish government
2024-02-01 00:00
The agricultural organisation Asaja expresses its deep concern and disagreement with the continuous and growing unjustified criticism coming from France towards the Spanish agricultural sector. These accusations, which include those of the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, who has already been
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UNICA heads to Berlin with the only Spanish nomination for the FLIAs
2024-02-01 00:00
UNICA is finalising preparations for its appearance at Fruit Logistica, which it will be attending on 7, 8 and 9 February (Hall 18, stand A20).
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Miguel García Sánchez Foundation partners with Dempo
2024-02-01 00:00
Working towards sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture is the objective that the Miguel García Sánchez Foundation and Dempo will jointly develop during 2024.
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Fruit Logistica: Innovation and Technology Awards
2024-02-01 00:00
The list of nominees for this year's prestigious FRUIT LOGISTICA (FLIA) Innovation Award is announced at the world's leading trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector. FLIA 2024 TECHNOLOGY NOMINEES
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The CGC demands "firmness" from Spain and the EU to prevent the damage caused by France to the citrus season from being "irreparable".
2024-02-01 00:00
The crisis unleashed by French farmers and its extension in recent days to Belgium and even Portugal is entering its most critical phase, with the European summit being held today in Brussels amid riots. The situation generated after a week of blockades and two weeks of protests in
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Ramiro Arnedo reaffirms Victoriano's high productivity in the second half of the season
2024-02-01 00:00
The aim of this event was to show growers and field technicians the continuation and completion of this variety in its second round, as they had previously been able to appreciate Victoriano's good fruit set in high temperatures and its remarkable earliness.
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New board of the Spanish Tropical Association
2024-02-01 00:00
The Spanish 'Tropical', the driving force behind Andalusian and Spanish agriculture, is going through one of the most complex moments in its history. Its producers are faced with the paradox of having some of the most promising raw materials on the European markets at the moment, but with the problem of not being able to find the right products for the market.
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"The IV Drought Decree prepares Andalusia for the worst possible drought scenario".
2024-02-01 00:00
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Andalusian Regional Government, Carmen Crespo, has participated in a lunch-colloquium with the Association of Businessmen and Professionals CTI of Marbella, where she highlighted that "we will make available to the province of Malaga
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INTERECO, the non-profit association that brings together the 14 public control and certification bodies for organic farming, has urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and its minister, Luis Planas, to defend the Spanish organic sector after the
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Spain joins the big tractor rally in Brussels
2024-02-01 00:00
A large delegation of farmers and livestock farmers from COAG, led by members of the State Executive Committee, Andrés Góngora, Javier Fatás and Jaume Bernis, is taking part today in the large tractor march called by the European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC) in the streets of Brussels.
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