COMPANY

Agrupación de Cooperativas

Valle del Jerte

History

La Agrupación de Cooperativas “Valle del Jerte”, Sdad. Coop. Ltda. Ltda is a second degree Cooperative formed by fifteen associated Cooperatives, all them located at Jerte Valley and Vera, in the North of Cáceres, Extremadura.

History

La Agrupación de Cooperativas, was created as an inter-cooperative consortium in the beginning of sixties decade. It is considered pioneer in agrarian associationism in Extremadura.

At the end of 1985 it was established as an Association of Agricultural Producers and a decade later, in an Organization of Producers of Fruits and Vegetables.

Fruits

Fresh fruits are gaining importance year after year, such as plum or berries

Transformed Products

We have the latest technology to make natural preparations with the highest quality

Processes

We control the whole process, from fruit harvesting, sorting, packaging, storage and distribution

Commerce

Our goal is the commerce of all the agricultural products of our associated cooperatives

Commercialization

We market the agricultural products that our cooperative members and other associated entities provide us.

Our most outstanding product is the Cherry, which is mainly exported to European countries. Plum, Chestnuts, Figs and other small fruits such as blackberries and red currants gain importance year after year.

The activity of our company depends, among other factors, on the weather, therefore the volumes produced vary every year.

We develop different lines of industrial transformation, such as the distillation of fruits to make genuine spirits and liquors, olive oil, fruit preparations, extracts or our famous “picotinas”.

Our goal is to offer safe, legal and top quality products, under a commitment of a continuous improvement and prevention of pollution.

We try to respond efficiently to the needs, demands, aspirations and expectations of our current and potential customers, to maintain and improve the degree of satisfaction of our current customers and to awake the interest of those who do not yet know us and the products we offer to the market.

To achieve this goal, Agrupación de Cooperativas and the associated Cooperatives are committed to:

  • Research and analysis

    We regularly carry out researches and analysis of activity to adapt products and services to the demand changes and offer an added value to consumers.

  • Comply

    Comply with the client’s and legal requirements.

  • Committed workers

    Involve and implicate the whole human capital in the process of “quality” of the company so people are turned into protagonists and drivers of quality, regardless of the tasks they are developing or have assigned.

  • Constant improvement

    The improvement of the productive processes in the orchards and warehouses to maintain the quality of our products, guarantee their full security and increase our response capacity.

  • Adaptability

    Adapt, enable or expand, if necessary, our facilities, introduce innovations in the agricultural production process or post-harvest operations to maintain quality and safety.

  • Procedures

    Continuously improvement of the Quality System, elaborating procedures and permanently evaluating to favor the progress and develop of the company towards the established objectives.

  • Social responsibility

    Involve and implicate the whole human capital in the process of “quality” of the company so people are turned into protagonists and drivers of quality, regardless of the tasks they are developing or have assigned.

  • Ethical commerce

    The improvement of the productive processes in the orchards and warehouses to maintain the quality of our products, guarantee their full security and increase our response capacity.

OTHER IMPORTANT PRODUCTS

700

Raspberries (tm)

15000

Cherries and Picotas (tm)

400

Fresh figs (tm)

3000

Olives (tm)

500

Dry Figs (tm)

2100

Chestnuts (tm)