Welcome to Agrupaejido Our fruit and vegetable products in Almería
About us
Our mission is to generate wealth in the Almerian countryside through commercialisation and to shed light on one of the world’s leading areas for fruit and vegetable production.
We promote quality production through the power of Certification, the use of ecological systems in farming and eco-efficient and sustainable agriculture.
This has made us the Almerian leader in the selling of fruit and vegetable produce, with annual sales of more than 160 million kilos.
Statement from AgrupaEjido’s Chairman,
CecilioGuillén
Throughout the 70’s, various visionaries set the base for the “Almerian miracle”.
Years later I was lucky enough to participate in its growth and help it become AgrupaEjido, not only the first fruit and vegetable (horticultural) company in Andalucia, but one of the most important in Spain.
Nowadays, I see a new generation of farmers who are committed to quality through efficient production,all the while maintaining respect for the product and being pioneers in the use of bee pollination or the certification of farms.
AgrupaEjido’s philosophy has always united us with the countryside and its farmers. I am proud of the fact that we support and lead the future transformation of the Almerian countryside through the application of eco-efficient farming techniques such as photovoltaic energy, cogeneration, the benefits of CO2, the use of ecological fertilizers such as microalgae and the mechanization of agricultural labour.
Our history
The 70’s “AgrupaEjido” is founded
In the mid 70’s a group of agricultural companies began to commercialise their fruit and vegetable produce in their place of origin. In 1979 AgrupaEjido S.A was established to provide a Commercialisation in Origin service of the fresh fruit and vegetable produce from Almeria.
The 80’s “The launch into the exterior market”
In 1982 the exportation activity began towards exterior markets through Panda Export S.A, a company of which AgrupaEjido S.A. is a 100% investee.
The 90’s “From strength to strength”
The commitment to farmers’ services and a clever alliance policy involving big producers allowed sustainable growth and convertedAgrupaEjido into one of the principle fruit and vegetable sellers in Almeria.
The new century, “The Great Growth”
In 2000 the Cehorpa grain warehousewas bought in order to reach local sales of 158.387 Tm per yearand almost 1000.000 Tm per year in outside sales. New centres were bought, reaching a total area of 50.000 m² situated in the most productive zones in the Almerian province. With this, AgrupaEjido became the biggest fruit and vegetable seller in Andalucía as well as one of the leading companies in the industry.
The New Decade
AgrupaEjido has got through the difficult economic cycle. It has focused its strategy on farmers and making investments and deals with leading companies that will create synergies such as the Joint Venture with the Norwegian multinational YARA, a global leader in fertilizers. It has also been paying more attention to its entrance into the American market through the Mexican company Almerimex.
Currently, it is working on its entrance into the booming Brazilian market and on the deal made with important technology companies for the development of intensive eco-efficient farming.
Internationalization
The constant growth of Almeria production, product quality, management and organization, has made us a leading marketer that supplies the Spanish market, the European Union, the United States and Canada. AGRUPAEJIDO established a long-term strategy: to supply the American markets. For this reason, in 2002 Almerimex was created, a company owned by AGRUPAEJIDO, and five shareholders of a large hypermarket chain in Mexico, Soriana, which already has a production of 5,000 tons/year in 50 hectares of hydroponic wintering. , located in the state of Coahuila. Currently, the strategy is focused on increasing the markets for the farmer, focusing on three markets: Europe, the United States and Brazil.
Our quality controls
This is the difference. We deal with farmers, not their products. We give them information and training in cultivation systems, quality controls in the greenhouses themselves, as well as constant care in the production and selection of batches.
We have the GLOBALGAP and GRASP Certification, the highest and best guarantee of the quality of the products marketed by offering a meticulous follow-up in the production farms, in the control of the entry of the products, during handling and until their dispatch, being audited by the prestigious certifier AGROCOLOR SL
A team of specialized technical advisers will provide you with the training and information you need on cultivation systems, quality controls in the greenhouses themselves and constant care in the selection of batches. We have our own laboratory for the analysis of nutritive solutions, culture substrates, residue control and foliar tests.
Our Quality Management Department is responsible for 3 basic aspects in the marketing of our products:
- Product tracking
- food safety
- The certification
Agrupaejido has a Self-Control System (HACCP) with rigorous hygiene measures and protocols to follow when packaging our fruits and vegetables, allowing the marketing of our products with high food safety. And being endorsed by the BRC and IFS certifications.
Quality Stampssellos
The technology we apply
It was one of the first companies to support healthier farming through the use of bees for natural pollination, systems that allow a bigger production of crops such as tomatoes, peppers, courgettes or melons as well as providing more aesthetically pleasing fruit and vegetables with better organoleptic characteristics, avoiding the use of fitohormones.
AgrupaEjido, together with Cajamar, was the first promoter of Savia Biotech, a farming Research and Development company that offers a specialised service in genetic and molecular diagnosis analysis. It also researches physiological and methodological processes that lead to new findings in the field of plant genes, as well as researching innovation and development of methodologies that increase reliability in the selection of gene types for an improvement in quality and horticultural production. This type of analysis is becoming clearer and more fundamental in order to tackle the study of illnesses and food quality.
AgrupaEjido is a pioneer in other projects such as the development of eco-sustainable greenhouses. These greenhouses aim to increase the profitability of crops by more than 30%. They use CO2 that is generated in the greenhouses for the growth of plants, making the most of solar energy and reselling the remaining energy.
These greenhouses are optimised in the consumption of water and electricity, allowing for temperature controls that avoid possible product freezing or exposure to extreme temperatures that destroy the quality of the fruit and vegetables.
Find out more about us
Contact information
Main address - Carretera Nacional 340 km 414, 04700, El Ejido, Almeria
Commercial address - Carretera Las Norias 5 y 7, 04745 La Mojonera Almeria
opening hours
- Mon - Fri
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- Saturday
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- Sunday
- Closed
