17/12/2024

The 2024 harvest ends with an increase in apples of good size and excellent sugar content

Giropoma has finished the 2024 harvest this December. A campaign that stands out both in terms of quality and quantity, in line with the upward trend of recent years.

It is therefore important to highlight that the number of tonnes harvested this harvest has remained within the average of recent years, and that this year, in particular, has resulted in good figures thanks to the favourable weather conditions.

In this sense, Giropoma makes a positive balance of this year’s campaign and closes the 2024 harvest with satisfaction, given that despite the initial uncertainties with irrigation due to the drought, the forecasts have been fulfilled. In fact, water reserves are still low, according to the Catalan Water Agency. In spite of this situation, the apples obtained have been of good size and good colouring. So, this season, Giropoma has achieved high quality fruit in terms of good firmness, but also due to the excellent sugar content.

All this has also been possible thanks to the irrigation system based on soil moisture sensors that the company has implemented, a soil monitoring based on probes that measure the volumetric water content in the soil; and the thinning carried out to ensure that the fruit can reach the harvest with the expected quality. In recent years, with this system based on soil moisture sensors, the company has detected a 30% reduction in irrigation water compared to the water balance method previously used.

So now the company is closing the year with the Joya® harvest. A deep red bicolour apple on a yellowish-green background that stands out for its sweetness and its powerful acidic touch, making it the ideal combination for consumption in good weather. It is harvested between November and December and can be found until the end of July.

Giropoma currently markets 8 different varieties of apples. The Gala, Golden, Red Delicious and Granny Smith varieties, which are under the umbrella of the Poma de Girona PGI, the Fuji and the club varieties, the Regalyou marketed under the Candine® brand, the Cripps Pink marketed under the Pink Lady® brand and the Cripps Red marketed under the Joya® brand.

CRONOLOGY

› The 2024 harvest ends with an increase in apples of good size and excellent sugar content

› Pink Lady, the apple on the table and in social initiatives

› La Granny Smith, the bakery apple

› Giropoma participates in the Fruit Attraction Fair, which this year focuses on technological innovation in the sector

› Giropoma favours biodiversity in the field for sustainable pest control

› Giropoma kicks off the 2024 harvest with the traditional summer Fruit Day and the symbolic act of the first apple of Girona

› La Gala, a much-loved apple

› Intense and bright red, this is Red Delicious

› Giropoma forecasts a very good harvest

› New filtration station enables Giropoma to reduce water consumption

› Giropoma participates again in the solidarity initiative Gala Pro Baix Ter

› Fuji, a crunchy and juicy autumn apple

› One more year, Giropoma joins the solidarity initiative of the Gala Pro Baix Ter, which will take place on May 26th

› Fresh, intense and versatile, that’s Joya®

› The Pink Lady®, a successful variety developed under the Club formula

› Giropoma attends the 39th Fruit Day organized by the Institute of Agri-Food Research and Technology

› Golden, one of the most appreciated apples by consumers

› Fruit Logistica in Berlin, the reference fair of the fruit and vegetable sector and innovation where Giropoma has attended

› The Giropoma production area, the ideal environment for apple tree growing

› The forecasts are successfully achieved and Giropoma closes the harvest with an apple that stands out for its quality

› Giropoma attends the 23rd edition of POMATEC 2023, the Technical-Economic Apple Conference

› Giropoma starts up a new robotic line for the selection and packaging of its apples

› Giropoma collaborates once again this year in the solidarity initiative Gala Pro Baix Ter 2023

› Giropoma predicts a good season despite the drought

› Giropoma attends the Summer Fruit Day organized by the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology

› Giropoma collaborates one more year in the solidarity initiative Gala Pro Baix Ter that will take place on September 30th

› Giropoma is committed to the formation of professionals in the agri-food sector

› The irrigation system based on soil moisture sensors allows Giropoma to be more eficient

› PICKBEST project, determination of the optimal harvest time to satisfy the consumer and adapt to new preservation technologies

› POMELIFE project, renaturalization and promotion of biodiversity in apple tree plantations in Girona

› SCABKILL project, rationalization of the use of phytosanitary products in the control of apple scab

› Candine, the new apple that Giropoma has started to commercialize

› The organic production and marketing line, the Giropoma’s new commitment

› Giropoma attends the 38th Fruit Day organized by the Institute for Agrifood Research and Technology

› Giropoma participates in Fruit Logistica in Berlin, the world’s leading trade fair for the international fresh produce business

› Giropoma starts planting new apple tree farms, which will last until March

› Giropoma’s new commitment to technology: mechanization of the tray packing line

› Giropoma participates in Pink Lady®’s annual technical meeting to share the experience of irrigation based on soil moisture sensors

› Giropoma’s 7 apple varieties: properties and benefits

› Giropoma is committed to energy self-consumption, thanks to an installed capacity of 550 kW of solar panels

› Pink Lady®, one of the varieties produced by Giropoma, organizes the initiative ‘Adopt a tree’

› For the fourteenth consecutive year, Giropoma participates in Fruit Attraction, the main meeting point for fruit distribution

› Giropoma’s integrated production guarantees a sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture

› Giropoma collaborates one more year in the charity initiative Gala Pro Baix Ter 2022

› Giropoma boosts its digital presence through new social media channels

› La Gala PRO BAIX TER

› POM-ZERO: APPLE PRODUCTION MINIMIZING THE USE OF CHEMICAL PHYTOSANITARIES

› Frui3CAT New varieties of fruit resistant to pests and diseases and of high sensory quality

› Fresnack: healthy fruit snack