LA CALIDAD OF THE FRUIT THAT WILL BE SHIPPED TO EUROPE NEXT FRIDAY IS SUPERIOR.

A year later, The campaign's tomato packaging starts again 2009/2010 without the shocks, virus and crisis cabinets that around these same dates, a year ago now, conditioned the last export campaign and domestic market in the municipality of La Aldea.

The packaging warehouse of the Coagrisán cooperative was celebrating yesterday. The reason was twofold.. On the one hand, Tomato packaging began with excellent quality fruit for these dates. And on the other, They opened a new roof in the aforementioned warehouse, which has allowed an increase in almost one 50 percent natural lighting.

Like the last harvests, This one does not escape the adjective of “expectation”. And things are not looking any worse.. The producers' illusion is contained, but everyone agrees on the excellent quality of the tomato and the good condition of the crops.

The work carried out by the Government of the Canary Islands has contributed to this, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, La Aldea City Council and the Koopert Canarias company, in the set of actions for whitefly control, as well as the change of meshes that has been carried out in almost all farms at the direction of the Coagrisán technical team..

However, everyone agrees that we should not let our guard down. Thrips persist and can cause serious damage if it is not controlled.. Another pest that is lurking is the tuta ABSOLUTA., who is still kept at bay.

The first contingent of La Aldea will leave for the port of Rotterdam next Friday. These are the first 22.000 kilos of tomato from the municipality that European customers are eagerly awaiting, connoisseurs of product excellence.

From Coagrisán they express their optimism for a beginning of the harvest as one of the best in memory, in which all the elements were combined in favor. All that remains is for the market to recover the prices of yesteryear and for winter to be benevolent in its rains..

The harvest is served.