COEXPHAL is the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers of Almería (Southeast Spain), the majority of the members being small holding agricultural cooperatives who jointly market their product. It was created in 1977 as an association of 17 cooperatives to provide common services and to obtain much needed market power and recognition. Currently, it includes […]

Originally formed to enable exportation, Coexphal is now an association of, and service provider to, 72 agricultural cooperatives and producer entities (themselves with 13,500 farmer members), representing 70% of exports and 65% of total production of Almería, which translates into 1.8 million tons and a turnover of over 1.500 million Euros. The associated cooperatives and […]

In 1955, the Andalucían province of Almería, in southeastern Spain, was a drought-ridden area with little infrastructure and a GDP per capita of less than half the national average. Most residents who had not already fled in search of better opportunities were merely subsisting. Today, it is the top Spanish fruit and vegetable growing area […]