Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks The snowstorms and frosts recorded in early January took a toll on a large part of the vegetable production in the Iberian Peninsula although to a much lesser extent in Portugal While the impact of these adversities was most noticeable in cauliflower and broccoli it hardly made a dent in the cabbage family The lower supply of Spanish products made European importers set their sights on Portugal When Spain has problems supplying vegetables That is when they are surprised not only by the quality of the vegetables but also by of our ability to adapt and respond to requests," says Gonçalo Pereira The prices of Portuguese open ground vegetables shot up due to the lack of Spanish supply and there is still an upward trend If it isn't possible to harvest good quality products in France Italy or other producing areas of central Europe and this is what has been happening since last month Although Spain's volumes are going back to normal France has a shortage of quality supply in products such as leeks turnips and cabbage," says Gonçalo Pereira We supply year-round and typically aim to maximize our capacity We have two locations that are allowing us to increase our productions and meet the demand of new large distribution customers across Europe," says the highest representative of this Portuguese company "We are able to offer these products before Spain and the characteristics of the climate and soil where we grow them give our vegetables a distinctive quality The specialization that we have achieved in recent years and the continuous improvement in the production and handling processes together with our long-term collaboration with competitive logistics operators make us believe that we are at the same level as other players in Spain or other origins." "Even exotic products have the potential to be grown in Portugal as there is a great diversity of areas with microclimates This is an attribute that is making Portugal very competitive in the international fruit and vegetable markets," says Gonçalo Pereira For more information:Tânia SilvaVGT PORTUGAL LdaZona Industrial de Alpiarça, Rua F, lote 1282090-242 Alpiarça, PortugalT: +351 912 742 323[email protected]www.vgt.pt FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com In a joint venture between the Associação do Cavalo Sorraia and the shopping complex in Santarém children visiting the shopping mall during the festive season will be able to ride and take photographs with the Sorraia horses or ponies The funds obtained from this initiative will revert in total towards the Association whose main objective is to preserve the primitive Sorraia breed The Natural Reserve for the Sorraia horses its representatives will have a stand campaigning for the preservation of this primitive breed Presently the Association has four stallions It is estimated that there are only 200 Sorraia horses in the world