"Spain orange sales activities this year started relatively early, we began the sales activities in mid October," Frutas Vercher V ctor Vercher said the manager.
According to producers and exporters, the first three weeks of the Spanish oranges performed well in terms of sales and price. As more oranges start to enter the market, the supply gradually exceeds demand, prices fall.
"Due to the good quality of citrus fruits this year, our outlook is very good, but prices are now falling. We have harvested many oranges, so we have to put in the market in the shortest time." Ctor manager V Vercher explained."
Vercher Frutas company has been established for 50 years. In 60s, Jos and V, ctor farmers Vercher decided to sell their planting citrus fruits and vegetables in the domestic market, and opened a small shop area of only 200 square metres of the Benifair de Valldigna in Valencia city. Today, their four children in the company as the main post, will be forwarded to the third generation in the near future. At present, the company has a storehouse of 7000 square meters, with about 28000 tons of orange, tangerine and Kleiman Martin lemon, 25% of which are produced by the company.
"In the domestic market, we started the sale of citrus fruits, about 20 years ago, we conducted the first export. Today, we can supply all of Spain's oranges, oranges and lemons for the year and import them from South America and South Africa during the winter months." V ctorVercher explained.
This company is located in Valencia are mainly exported to France, Germany, Italy and Northern Europe, from the Russian market since the embargo began to export to Brazil and the United Arab Emirates, and appeared in the local supermarket chain stores and wholesale market.
"We have recently set up the most advanced production lines for the Sorma group's fruit processing and packaging sector. We set up a 6 line electronic calibrator, according to the size, weight, color and skin quality of fruit classification, which will enable us not only increase in yield, but also improve the efficiency. In addition, we also use a number of specific quality standards (IFS, GlobalGap and SA800), and to meet the specific requirements of our customers." V ctor Vercher said.
"We have recently produced a series of oranges and oranges with leaves, which we have introduced in France, Germany and Spain."