FEDEX and ACETO begin shipments of tomatoes with boats campaign next week.

To date, and in the last three weeks, They have been sent to the UK and Netherlands 1.406 tons in containers and trailers, that is the system that is commonly used at the beginning and end of harvest.

The President of the Canary Islands Canary inaugurate the new terminal frutera in the port of Southampton, United Kingdom, next Tuesday 8 November.

The Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Products of the province of Las Palmas, FEDEX, Growers and Exporters Association Tenerife, ACETO, will begin shipments of tomatoes and cucumbers on vessels campaign starting operations next week with the addition of Nagato Reefer.

The President of FEDEX, Jose Juan Bonny, It has stated that commonly used canaries exporters the option of containers and trailers at the beginning and end of the harvest, as well as peaks that occur in Ecuador Campaign. This is because fruit volumes handled in these periods.

Bonny reported that this campaign takes sending containers to the UK and Rotterdam since the week 42. For the current season is expected to move a previous similar to the harvest volume, eighty-five thousand tons.

Next Tuesday 8 November, coinciding with the program of events 130 Anniversary, the President of the Canary Islands, along with the presidents of FEDEX and ACETO, Solent stevedoring members and representatives of APB (Port Authority), will officially open the new facilities,Canary frutera terminal in the port of Southampton, United Kingdom, after the improvement and upgrading works carried out.

For the sector Brexit uncertainty remains a concern, although its effects are feeling and in the marketing of the first shipments to the devaluation of the 20% Pound Sterling, Bonny said.

Climate change also concerned the sector for the consequences it is having on the continental productions. mildest climates and allow milder temperatures lengthen the period of production in Europe, which shortens the traditional calendar Canarian fruit market.

The sector, as characterizes, despite the uncertainties and changes that are occurring at high speed, expresses its optimism in this campaign which also involved elements converging in the sector's recovery as are the new Strategic Plan and the processing of a differentiated brand for the Canary tomato.