FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
Mercabarna, the glocal market
Mercabarna closed 2024 with over 2,300,000 tonnes traded, continuing its growth trend. It is a glocal market, where imports and exports play a strong role, yet a third of Catalonia’s production is also sold here
Prats: “We need longer concessions to make greater investments”
The president of AGEM, Pere Prats, stresses that without a clear horizon for Administrative Authorisations, there will be no modernisation, generational renewal, or digitalisation in the largest fruit and vegetable market in southern Europe
Escandell prioritises the cold chain in the renovation of its stalls
The family-run company has chosen to maximise refrigeration capacity in its Pavilion D facilities, focusing on optimal preservation of delicate fruit over product display space
Diego Martínez boosts operations with new warehouse and product lines
Having established itself as one of the major players at Mercabarna, especially in the import-export channel, the company is now preparing for a qualitative leap with the opening in September of a nearly 5,000-square-metre warehouse
Dica, with its own stamp: specialisation and air-flown flavour
With over half a century of experience behind it, the fruit and vegetable company Dica continues to reinvent itself without losing the essence of a family-run business, which has consolidated its position as a benchmark firm at Mercabarna
“Tropical fruits are booming in Spain”
The Catalan company Cultivar is experiencing very significant growth in this category, with a 35% increase in sales compared to last year
CMR, a perfect combination
CMR integrates different business models into a single company: retail sales, import, export with its own offices abroad, and a strong relationship with modern distribution
“In fruit labelling, every fruit is unique”
Rosario Ferre, Technical and Commercial Director at XEDA Ibérica, shares with Fruit Today magazine the different labelling systems they offer
Biocontrol and technology serving the farmer
From Fruit Today magazine, we interviewed Carolina Rodríguez, Field Marketing for the southern area, and Jordi Asamar, Product Manager for fungicides and biocontrol at Sipcam Iberia
Limonica, a synonym for versatility
Koppert helps combat Parvispinus, Scirtothrips, and Frankliniella with “the most complete mite on the market”
Drip irrigation, the tool of the future
The Irritec Group offers a wide range of drippers designed to distribute water as efficiently as possible and minimise the use of this increasingly scarce resource
Urgent action needed to protect crops from emerging thrips
Almeria’s agricultural sector calls for stronger biological control following the spread of Thrips parvispinus and other invasive species
