association of imathia's agricultural cooperatives

The Association of Imathia's Agricultural Cooperatives is the joint venture of 8 of the largest Agricultural Cooperatives (Producers Organizations) of Northern Greece. The Cooperatives, as well as the Association, are located in the Prefecture of Imathia, Region of Central Macedonia, Northern Greece, an area with a wide tradition in the cultivation and processing of Fruits. The Members of the Association are: ACN Naoussa ASEPOP Naoussa AS Episkopis ASOP Episkopis AS Veroias "Venus Growers" AS Mesis AS Neos Aliakmon AS Melikis The core production of the Association is Peaches. Apart from Peaches, the Association is also a producer of Nectarines, Apricots, Cherries, Apples, Strawberries, Citrus, Pears, Kiwis, Plums, Quinces, Greengages Plums, Lotus and Pomegranates. The capacity that is built, upgrades the Association to one major player in the Fruit Market in the International field: - 4.770 Farmers - 88.500 Αcres - 4.796.179 Trees - 174.114.532 kg of Fruit Production (2014) - 10 Processing Facilities for Fruits - 14 Processing Lines for Fruits - 63.000 kg/h Processing Capability - 96.000 sq.m. of Total Sheltered Area - 28.440 sq.m. of Total Cooling Storage Area - 29.150.000 kg of Total Cooling Storage Capacity - 143.615.934 kg of Fruits exported in 2014 - 86.169.560 the value of Exports in 2014 The Association through its member is supplying directly the International Market of Fresh Fruits and indirectly (mainly through the two factories owned by its members) the International Market of Canned Fruits and Juice. Among the Exporting Countries is Germany, UK, France, Netherlands, Denmark, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and among our customers is Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Magnit etc. All of our Members possesses the necessary Quality Certificates such as AGRO 2.1-2.2, Global Gap, ISO 22000, ISO 9001, BRC and IFS.