Copalca - Exportadora d'Agris d'Alcanar SCCL

Citrus production in southern Catalonia

Copalca is the commercial brand of Exportadora d'Agris d'Alcanar SCCL, an agricultural cooperative founded in 1965 that packs and markets citrus grown by its members. It describes itself as a representative company in southern Catalonia’s citrus-growing region.

Scale and production

The cooperative brings together 204 members with a total of 1,100.77 hectares in production. Of that area, 368.36 hectares are in the Montsià region, in Alcanar, Ulldecona, La Galera, and Santa Bàrbara. The rest is in the Baix Maestrat region, mostly around Vinaròs.

All the fruit is packed and marketed at the cooperative’s own citrus facility in the municipality of Alcanar. Its average annual sales volume is about 17,000 metric tons of clementines, 2,000 metric tons of mandarins, and 8,000 metric tons of oranges.

Products and pack sizes

The cooperative focuses on fresh fruit, with a harvest season running from late September through mid-June. Available formats include:

• Encaixat: 7, 10, and 15 kg.
• Encaixat Fulla: 7–10 kg.
• Bulk: 7, 10, and 15 kg.
• Granel Fulla: 7–10 kg.
• Pitufo Clementina: 2.3 kg.
• Girsac: 0.6–4 kg.
• Mesh bag: 0.6–4 kg.
• Clip to Clip: 0.5–2 kg.
• Yute: 1.5 kg.

Quality certifications

The company holds several quality certifications, including BRC, IFS, GlobalGAP, and GRASP. It also reports that it has been certified for the past three years and is part of the IGP Clementines Terres de l'Ebre and Terres de l'Ebre Biosphere Reserve programs.

Contact

Phone: +34 977 73 00 00. Email: info@copalca.com. The company is also on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.