The company, which collaborates with 3,800 farmers, has 25 collection centers, seven packaging warehouses, five daily auctions, and more than 2,000 employees, aims for the 24/25 season to grow by at least another 15% in volume, thereby nearing 400 million euros in revenue.
Grupo Agroponiente has officially concluded the 2023/2024 season, achieving some of the best figures in its history. In fact, after growing more than 7% in the previous season (2022/2023), the company reached 325 million kilos of commercialized products in this new agricultural period, accelerating growth to 13%. The forecast for the 24/25 season indicates even further improvement, with an expected growth of at least 15-20%.
Regarding this, Grupo Agroponiente’s CEO, Imanol Almudí, stated, “The company’s expansion and growth are even exceeding our expectations, with growth accelerating month by month. The challenge now is to continue growing sustainably, offering quality service to our farmers and clients, with the goal of becoming the leading company in the South of Europe for the production and commercialization of fruits and vegetables.”
For the upcoming season, the Group has increased its own greenhouse production area by 50%, expanded its supply network with three new collection centers, and successfully launched the project to relaunch the former AgrupaAdra, with a new auction and packaging center in this locality of Almería.
By product, highlights include 75 million kilos of tomatoes, once again the flagship product; as well as 62 million of zucchini, 56 of peppers, 48 of cucumbers, 50 of watermelons, 22 of eggplants, 7 of melons, and 3 million kilos of green beans.
Beyond business figures, the campaign has been highly significant in other key aspects of the company’s corporate philosophy. The 23/24 season marked the definitive implementation of the ‘conscious farming’ philosophy, which embodies a model of production, commercialization, and organization based on harmony with the environment. This has led to significant reductions in water and energy consumption and carbon footprint, laying the groundwork for Grupo Agroponiente to become the first company in the sector to obtain B-Corp certification.
“We are very clear that it is possible to be a profitable, efficient, and continuously growing company while fully respecting our environment and applying policies to reduce consumption across all areas, aimed at maximum efficiency. Our ‘conscious farming’ is aimed at becoming a hallmark of the sector, and we have started by making it a cross-departmental priority in all actions of the company, which brings us immense satisfaction,” said Imanol Almudí.
Communication Department
Grupo Agroponiente.
