Mandarins
Between early autumn and the end of winter, mandarins account for a large share of the activity of the group's citrus growers. Hortiberia exports them from the Region of Murcia and south-eastern Spain to buying offices, importers and wholesale markets in the EU, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and other countries applying equivalent rules, with packing formats designed for both shelf and loose sale.
Availability
Technical data
- Category
- Citrus Fruits
- Calibers
- 3x,2x,1x,1,2,3,4,5
- Transport temperature
- 4º - 7º
- Packaging
- Cardboard box
Wood box
Wooden box Girsac 20×1 – Europalet 36 – Palet 45 Girsac 10×1 – Europalet 36 – Palet 45 Pitufos 2.3 kg – Europalet 288 – Palet 360 10kg – Europalet 68 – Palet 85 15kg – Europalet 48 – Palet 60 - Guarantees
- GLOBALG.A.P. and IFS across the group's growers · lot and farm traceability
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Calendar
The mandarin season opens in September and runs to March, with availability in September, October, November, December, January, February and March. There is no supply between April and August, so programming is concentrated in seven months and opening volumes should be agreed well ahead of the season.
Sizes
Sizes 3X, 2X, 1X, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are worked, allowing orders to match the selling format at destination, from large fruit for loose display to the medium and small counts used in nets and bags.
Packing and palletisation
- Cardboard box and wooden box.
- Girsac 20×1: 36 boxes per Euro pallet, 45 per 100×120 pallet.
- Girsac 10×1: 36 per Euro pallet, 45 per pallet.
- Pitufos 2.3 kg: 288 per Euro pallet, 360 per pallet.
- 10 kg box: 68 per Euro pallet, 85 per pallet.
- 15 kg box: 48 per Euro pallet, 60 per pallet.
Transport and assurance
The recommended transport temperature is 4-7 °C. Mandarins are more prone than other citrus to loss of firmness and skin deterioration, so temperature control in transit has a direct effect on shelf life at destination.
The group's growers operate under GLOBALG.A.P. and IFS and the equivalent standards demanded by European chains. Every consignment keeps lot and plot traceability, with post-harvest treatments compliant with EU regulations and labelling for the destination country. Hortiberia programmes mandarins per season, with weekly review of sizes and formats as the fruit develops in the field.
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