HaciendasBio offers the key to lengthen the harvest seasons
HaciendasBio, the first organic fruit and vegetable producer in Spain and leader in export to Europe, will participate one more year in Fruit Attraction, the International Fair of the Fruit and Vegetable Sector held from October 22 to 24 in IFEMA (Madrid). It will be located in hall 6, stand 6H01.
The company, which in 2018 reached a production of 32,200 tons, will show the strong commitment it is carrying out so that its organic fruit and vegetables is the first to be available in the market. All this thanks to the research of new varieties and on their farms, which are strategically located throughout Spain taking into account the climatic and orographic conditions of each area, which allows it to lengthen naturally and in harmony with the environment. usual seasons of fruit and vegetable harvesting thus expanding the calendar. It currently has 34 farms, 5 of recent incorporation, which already total about 2,000 hectares.
Among the different varieties, during the edition of this year the arra grape will be enhanced, since HaciendasBio is the only producer of this organic variety without seeds in Spain and, in addition, the only one that offers it from mid-June to half of November. Along the same lines, it will also value the expansion of the nectarine, peach and Paraguayan cycles, being today a pioneer in Europe to collect bone fruit in own farms for 20 consecutive weeks in the calendar. In fact, he expects to harvest 200 tons a week of this type in the next campaign.
Also, at the fair it will show the fig, being also the only producer in Europe to offer this fruit in July, as well as the consolidation of the watermelon and the melon that it makes available to the consumer from mid-May to September. In addition, it will continue to drive strongly the leafy vegetable – lettuce, celery, leek, cabbage, cauliflower or broccoli.
The general director of HaciendasBio, Paco Casallo, points out that “the idea of Fruit Attraction is to put in value that the company has arrived where it wanted to reach regarding product subcategories, new varieties, supply schedule and in terms of farms that provide That offer. Now the main objective is to continue focusing on the quality of service to our customers, opening new markets and meeting demand. ”
Offering exclusive varieties
Finally, HaciendasBio, will take advantage of Fruit Attraction to publicize the platerina (flat white nectarine), a variety that will be introduced exclusively in the European market and from which this winter will begin the production of the hand of AGRO SELECTIONS FRUITS. This French company, which has been leading the investigation of new varieties of stone fruit for three decades, has an identifiable distinction: the Regal’in concept, a premium seal owned by the new nectarine. In 2018, this company created the European association Nectarine Blanche Plate that has set a goal for 2024 to plant 750 hectares of conventional flat white nectarine and 150 ecological hectares. HaciendasBio is one of the companies that is part of this prestigious organization and during the next 5 years has the exclusive in Europe to produce bio platerine and market it in all countries through the OPFH -Organization of Fruit and Vegetable Producers- to the which belongs, with the exception of France who produces and markets only in their country.
