Frutexa, GoodValley, La Palma Agrícola, Onizzo, Pacific Nut, Prunesco, Silvestre, South 365 and Superfruit partners and executives attended Nut and Dried Fruit Congress, the most prestigious international dried and dehydrated fruit event that took place in Mallorca, Spain.
Pedro Monti, general manager of Silvestre, says that “this is the best place to understand what is happening in our industry and, what is more important: where we are going! Thanks to INC and to everybody that participated in it”.
For his part, José Antonio Sofia, sales manager of Superfruit delves saying that the presentations showed very good information and updates about global production of the different products they have.
He adds that after attending the event the challenge for the industry is to find a way to add value to our products or to our own service to have more profitable opportunities and to access the international markets competing with the Chinese market considering that in 2024 it took almost 40% of the national production.
Regarding the international perception of the Chilean prune he adds that Chile “is totally validated as producer, processer and exporter of high quality plums. Today the opportunities that exist in markets as India or the Southeast of Asia, given their potential, are gigantic. With the marketing campaigns we are doing with Chileprunes in India we hope to increase the local consumption”.
On the other hand, in Frutexa they say they are very happy to have been able to participate in INC World Nut and Dried Fruits Congress. “This event is an invaluable platform to make connections with other industry leaders and to share experiences that enrich our work and vision”, they say.
In effect, this event that gathers the most relevant companies in the sector, allows “not only to share ideas but also to generate business opportunities. The collaboration and the strengthening of ties between the main actors of the industry are fundamental for the growth and innovation of the market”.
Besides participating in this big event, Frutexa had the chance to expose, through its commercial manager, Sebastián Plaza, who shared some information regarding national news, some projections regarding harvests and some market tendencies. “It was an enriching experience that allows us to continue advancing towards the future with confidence and commitment”, said the executive.
It is important to remember that the Asociación Gremial de Procesadores y Exportadores de Ciruelas Secas de Chile, Chileprunes, has been a member of INC for a little more than a month, “which means a commitment to boost the global dried and dehydrated fruit industry in our case with the focus on prunes towards a sustainable, innovative and prosperous future”, says Pedro Acuña, Chileprunes executive director.
Sebastián Plaza, as INC’s ambassador in Chile, took part in the discussion panel relating prunes, raisins and cranberries together with exposers from Turkey and the United States.
“It was good to be there and to share the vision of the prunes we have in Chile, which are having a good time at the moment. It is a good congress to get information, during the presentations, it has a lot of working tables; it also was the congress with more participants: more than 1,500 people from all over the world”.
In fact, the INC Congress had a high attendance from owners, presidents and executive directors of world known companies; this allowed the participants to make contacts and business with the best professionals of more than 60 countries.
