Last season, there was speculation about the possibility of a significant drop in cauliflower production, and while official figures certainly reveal a 12.4% drop compared to the previous year, the reduction is not as significant as that of other open-ground productions, such as broccoli, according to data from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
"This year, at Distinet, we will have the same production as in previous years. In our company, we are more focused on quality than on quantity, and in general, we target smaller markets," said Miguel Ángel Sánchez Salmerón. "Our production is more focused on the winter when there is no local production in Europe due to the weather," he said.
The readjustment of the supply after the end of the Central European productions translates into more attractive prices for imported products. In fact, cauliflower prices in the first week of October increased by 64% compared to the average of the last 5 seasons at origin and by almost 72% at the warehouse. Broccoli also recorded significant increases, with prices between 165 and 170% higher than average, driven by the hasty end of European productions.
Regardless of the volumes available on the market, Miguel Ángel says that these prices "were necessary since costs have increased a lot, and we needed them to cover the production costs."
Distinet produces and markets a wide range of fruit and horticultural products in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. "We have always bet on differentiating products, such as platerina or sweet potatoes, and in recent years, in kakis with our own production in the Region of Murcia, where there are not many plantations. We think it is an interesting product to work with after the stone fruit campaign."
They also produce another very exclusive basic product: romanesco broccoli. "In recent years, the product has offered interesting price stability, which has motivated us to bet on its production, but always bearing in mind that we aim to produce top quality products and not large quantities."
For more information:
Distinet Murcia S.L.
Ctra. Venta del Olivo-Calasparra, Km. 33
Apartado de correos 30420
Calasparra, Murcia, Spain
Tel.: +34 868 02 80 00
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https://distinet.es