From the garden to the table of each national and international consumer, Spanish horticultural products travel from Spain to the world. Now, in these autumn dates an important appointment for the sector arrives with the Fruit Attraction Fair 2019, which this year is celebrated from October 22th to 24th. It is organized by Ifema and the Spanish Federation of Associations of Producers Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables (Fepex). In total, about 130 countries will participate in a world meeting with 90.000 visitors who will see the exhibitions of 1.800 companies. All of them related to a strategic sector for our country.
Expectations at this Fruit Attraction Fair
Without a doubt and as you already remembered the Minister of Economy in functions, Nadia Calviño, in an interview last week with Reuters, the sector that includes Spanish fruits and vegetables is important. Because, although the climate change is making a dent in the national field, the farming continues to maintain its contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) aroundl 10%. So this quote Fruit Attraction Fair It is always attractive for Spain and one of the most anticipated of the year. You arrive now in this month, not by chance, but because it is your ideal moment. So explains it Raul Calleja, director of the fair:
“October is a key time to establish supply and demand. It is when the chains take the opportunity to look for suppliers and their products. In addition, the number of exhibitors has grown by up to 15% ”. Thus, companies from all the Spanish autonomous communities will visit the exhibition hall of IFEMA (Madrid). There they will present to visitors from all corners of the world their Fruits and vegetables, those grown in the Spanish garden. But Fruit Attraction Fair offers its space to other foods such as nuts, flowers and floors.
"The challenges and opportunities of the flower market will be addressed in Spanish supermarket chains, as well as organic food and technological solutions in precision agriculture," he said. Lane. Discussions and interesting meetings to share knowledge, "for the industry to speak and share trends" will be another constant both days.
The last, Thursday, there will also be a conference on new packaging for the sector. In Europe there is a "commitment both in production and in commercialization" that wants to reduce plastics, although "there are still no economic alternatives" for this. Yes, there are already "biodegradable formats".
“Spain is one of the largest export markets and playing at home is an advantage. This platform is getting bigger and attracts more audiences ", he assures Lane. Therefore, Fruit Attraction 2019 Fair has high expectations of expanding the success of national fruit and vegetable products.
