TheDairySite Latest News: Spain
23 September 2013
Catalonian Dairy Sector to Miss Out on €150 millionSPAIN – Spanish farmers set to lose out on common agricultural payments are pleading with ministers to allow for payment reductions to be reflected in tax calculations....
10 September 2013
July Supply Figures Show Production DipSPAIN – Supply data for July indicates a drop in Spanish milk of around 30 per cent below contract stipulations for cattle and sheep farms....
06 September 2013
Minister Presents Sustainable Dairy CampaignSPAIN - The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete, is presenting the Sustainable Dairy campaign, an initiative to ensure consumers the origin and traceability of Spanish milk and to boost the sustainability of the economic...
23 August 2013
Union Warns Producers of Short ContractsSPAIN – Spanish farmers are being reassured that milk contracts shorter than one year are illegal and fraudulent....
18 July 2013
Spanish Farmers Concerned by CAP IssuesSPAIN - Farmers have expressed concern about the many issues that remain in the air on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers explained that this will be a significant week for the application of the new CAP...
16 July 2013
Spanish Milk Production Up 3.65 per cent in 2012SPAIN – Last year, national milk collection rose by 3.65 per cent on 2011 figures, reaching 6.07 million litres, Ministry figures have shown....
17 June 2013
Producer Organisations Take Hold of A Fifth of Milk OutputSPAIN – More good news has been announced for the Spanish Milk Package in the confirmation of two more producer organisations, taking the national share of collectively sold and negotiated milk to a fifth of Spain’s milk output....
12 June 2013
Government Milk Promotion Scheme UnderwaySPAIN – A range of promotional activities will be held across the country this week as part of the Ministry of Agriculture’s ‘I like Milk’ scheme, a project to champion dairy products as a healthy food....
05 June 2013
Success In Milk Sector: Prices and Deliveries Up in MarchSPAIN – Farmgate prices and deliveries increased in March showing some recovery in the milk sector, according to FEGA, the Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund....
17 May 2013
Beef and Dairy Cattle Receive More Funding Per HeadSPAIN – The Spanish Federation of Select Livestock (FEAGAS) has announced headage payment increases for cattle grown to produce premium beef and milk sold under ‘Denominación de Origen’ labelling....
14 May 2013
Farmers Union Demands Milk Contract MediatorSPAIN – The Union of Small Farmer and Ranchers (UPA) has called for milk contract disputes to be arbitrated by a mediator. ...
26 April 2013
COAG Want French System for Milk NegotiationsSPAIN – Farmers are demanding mediators to negotiate milk contracts to bring an end to industry decline. ...
24 April 2013
Cheese Consumption Falls As Mature Varieties Grow in PopularitySPAIN – Results of Spanish household spending in 2012 shows that families are developing a taste for mature varieties of cheese, while buying less cheese overall....
23 April 2013
Cáceres to Receive Bluetongue Help SPAIN – Ranchers in north Cáceres have been provided with vaccine packages worth a total of €750,000 from the Ministry of Agriculture as efforts to overcome Bluetongue virus are stepped up....
17 April 2013
Four Regions Declared Brucellosis FreeSPAIN – After 20 years of eradication efforts, four autonomous areas have been officially declared bovine Brucellosis free....
09 April 2013
Survey Finds Milk Consumption and Spending Down for 2012SPAIN – On average the amount spent on milk last year contracted slightly, finishing at 3.48 per cent of all food spending....
04 April 2013
March Rains Cause Problems For Thousands of FarmersSPAIN - Widespread heavy rainfall has plagued farmers with many producers unable to access fields and carry out crop work....
27 March 2013
Marketing Strategy to Build on Milk Package ImprovementsSPAIN – Government ministers have heralded recent dairy reforms as a success and say there more improvement is possible through national marketing strategy. ...
22 March 2013
Policy Measures Attributable For Milk Delivery and Price RiseSPAIN – Policy changes are starting to take effect in the Spanish milk market as deliveries are up 2.89 per cent and farm gate prices up 1.81 per cent on December....
04 March 2013
UFAW Symposium: Science in the Service of Animal WelfareSPAIN - UFAW is holding an International Animal Welfare Science Symposium at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, on 4 and 5 July 2013....
01 March 2013
Plant By-products Transformed Into Animal FeedSPAIN - Basque Country's AZTI-Tecnalia has proven the viability and nutritional value of feed from plant products that are currently managed as waste. These residual products (fruit, vegetables, potatoes, coffee and bread etc.), when no longer used on...
21 February 2013
Dairy Bill Seeing Limited EffectsSPAIN - Angry unions have announced that despite the government and several industry players signing 'sustainable dairy agreement', last week, little improvement has been seen in milk marketing and pricing in the supermarkets. ...
19 February 2013
Three Cooperatives Join to Create New State-wide AssociationSPAIN - Three dairy associations have amalgamated, pooling over 15 per cent of Spanish milk quota as part of national policy efforts to centralise producer bargaining power. ...
14 February 2013
Agreement Aims to Put Balance Back in Milk ChainSPAIN – An agreement has been signed between the ministry and major milk processing and delivery companies to promote an efficient and sustainable milk value chain as part of the ‘milk plan’, a government policy to safeguard Spanish dairy farmers....
07 February 2013
'Abusive' Milk Contracts Cause OutrageSPAIN – The union of small farmers and ranchers (UPA) has accused dairy companies of imposing ‘irregular’ contracts upon producers by entering into agreements that ignore objectives set out in the milk package. ...
04 February 2013
Ministers Review Steps to Dairy ReformSPAIN – Government reaction to farmer lobbying over the dairy crisis has resulted in positive steps being made to protect producers and sustain the industry although fears have arisen around short term security of supply....
31 January 2013
Industry Reviews Sector ProgressionSPAIN – Farmers' fears may be eased by news of progress following a meeting in which dairy sector reform was reviewed by politicians and industry leaders. ...
17 January 2013
Bluetongue Free Status DeclaredSPAIN – After inspection of the Campo de Gibraltar region found no trace of serotype 8 of the Bluetongue disease, the last area affected with the virus, a free status has been granted across the whole of the country....
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