Fundación_ProMendoza

Fresh produce

The combination of climate and soil make Mendoza an excellent place for growing fruit and vegetables of outstanding natural quality and special taste, colour and consistency. This is why our raw material offers a considerable competitive advantage over the fruit from other areas in our continent.

Conventional and Organic Food (fresh and processed)

Grape-growing and wine-making

From production to packaging, the products meet the strictest quality standards in order to ensure that consumers recieve the best produce from Mendoza in perfect condition.

Fruit-growing: this activity is carried out in 27% of the cultivated area and represents 25% of the value of Mendoza’s agricultural production. Thanks to the demand of foreign markets, the fruit-grown surface has increased in the last 5 years.

Main varieties grown:
Apricots: Katy, Castel Brite, Modesto, Royal Brillante and Tilton.
Peaches: Spring Crest, May Crest, June Gold, Flavor Crest, Red Haeven, Elegant Lady, Sun Crest, O`Henry and Flavor Top.
Nectarines: Aniversario Inta, Flavor Top, Armking, Red June, Early Mgrand, Red Diamond, Caldessi 2000, Fantasia, Sunsweet and S-Diamond.
Plums: D`Agen, Red and Back Beauty, Santa Rosa, Angenelo, Larry-Ann, Linda Rosa, Black Amber, President and Fiar.
Pears: William, Packams y Giffard.
Grapes: Red Glove, Superior, Cardinale, Thompson Seedless y Moscatel.
Apples: Red Delicious, Grandy Smith, Red Chief, Red King, Royal Gala y Galaxy.
Melons: Galia, Cantaluope, Charentimes y Piel de sapo.
Cherries: bing, rainier, Vang y burlat

The main destinations of Mendoza’s fruit exports are the countries of Mercosur and the European Union. Mendocinian companies have been present for a long time in highly demanding, competitive markets, such as the European and the American markets, especiallly countries like Spain, Italy, Germany, England, Holland and the United States, among others.

Vegetable-growing: this sector constitutes Mendoza’s third agricultural activity and represents 11% of the cultivated area and 17% of the value of agricultural production. Vegetable-growing comes after wine-making and fruit-growing and generates a considerable income.

Main varieties grown:
Garlic: Chinese seed, white and red.
Onion: Synthetic 14, Valenciana and Grano de Oro.
Asparagus: Atlas, VC 047 and UC 154.
Potato: Spunta.

Argentina is among the world ten major garlic producers, and Mendoza is the first garlic producer in the country. The varieties grown feature regular bulbs with few cloves and require considerable cold.
Mendoza has 75% of the total national cultivated area and 83% of its production. The average is 11 ton/ha.

Garlic is a healthy vegetable. Scientists and researchers have confirmed its natural capacity to reduce cholesterol levels as well as blood pressure. Raw garlic features an excellent capacity to stimulate the immune system, acting as a potent antibiotic. In addition, its sulphur and selenium components are antioxidants, protecting cell membranes and ADN.

Potato comes second in importance after garlic, and the cultivated area is 18%.
Regarding onion, another main crop in Mendoza, it covers 9% of the total provincial cultivated area.

Vegetable exports are sent mainly to Mercosur, especially Brazil and Uruguay. The customers from the European community are Italy, France and the United Kingdom.
Garlic is the vegetable with the highest export demand and Mendoza supplies 97% of all garlic export from Argentina.

The rest of the fruits produced in Mendoza which do not appear in the graph have a low share in export volume.

Fairs and international events in which Fundación ProMendoza participates.
PMA Fair www.pma.com
Fruit Logística Fair www.fruitlogistica.com

Fresh Food

Processed Food