Hortofruticola Mabe consolidates growth

One of the benchmarks in peppers, Mabe Hortofrutícola is keeping up its winning quality commitment and confirms its growth forecast of 8% to 70,000 tons traded this season. For this campaign they have 600 ha of greenhouse vegetables in production. They are backed by prestigious certificate such as Global Gap, BRC, Tesco Nurture, QS, IFS, Albert Heijn, etc.
Cucumber and pepper are the items showing the biggest increase, with +30% and +18% respectively. Their annual supply adds up to 35,000 tons of pepper and 18,000 of cucumber. This campaign, along with the rest of the sector, quantities are being affected by the recent attacks of New Delhi virus, with a sharp drop of around 40%, amid fears that the watermelon and melon campaign might also feel the impact, according to initial tests.
MABE, whose objectives are quality, safety and sustainability, is working on the rollout of a FOOD DEFENCE system involving measures to prevent intentional contamination of the production process or products by means of chemical products, biological agents or other noxious substances. MABE also engages in sustainability programmes through the implementation of energy consumption saving equipment.