Semillas Fitó enters cherry tomato segment

Date:11-11-2019


Semillas Fitó is entering the cherry tomato segment strongly, developing varieties that have their strong point in flavor. In recent campaigns it has been introducing varieties that have clearly gone in this direction demanded by the market: Solemio as a variety of “premium” flavor; Mulan as a variety with great flavor; and Ferdinand which also presents an excellent flavor. The three varieties are consolidating in the market and will be a benchmark in the sector in a few campaigns for their quality characteristics, production and a good resistance package.

Solemio is a cherry that offers caliber and consistency, as well as a homogeneity in the fruits throughout the cycle and that differs by giving a high level of brix degrees from the beginning of the crop, with good color and excellent post-harvest. Mulan offers similar characteristics, but with a high yield in greenhouses. And Ferdinand offers rapid entry into production (indicated for short cycles) and high post-harvest conservation. The three varieties are for transplants from January / April for spring plantings or from August 1 for autumn plantings in greenhouses in Almeria and Granada.

In addition, Fitó continues to introduce very powerful varieties in the rest of the market segments , such as Sturgeon, a pear tomato that comes to improve in consistency and post-harvest one of the market leaders such as Byelsa, also of Fitó. Sturgeon especially stands out for its G caliber, which is what the market demands now, with a very consistent and long-lasting fruit, which makes it an ideal pear for the export market.

Sturgeon has very interesting characteristics for producers such as its precocity and high production, being very suitable for short cycles since it begins to be collected up to 15 days before other similar varieties. It is a recommended variety for transplants in January / February in spring plantings, or from August 15 for autumn plantings, which offers a complete resistance package with a medium vigor plant.

In tomato bouquet, Alcazaba, which is consolidating in the market due to the trend towards more contained calibers in this segment, of the M type and which is indicated for organic farming, for conventional M programs, or for loose collection -ball. Alcazaba maintains a homogeneous bouquet of M caliber throughout the cycle, both in shape and color and quality, and weighing between 500-600 grams. Alcazaba is a very productive and early variety, which presents a complete resistance package and that stands out for its color, having clean skin and very good post-harvest conservation.

Finally, Semillas Fitó continues to develop new tomato lines for commercial launch , so that they can join the catalog of leading varieties such as Ateneo, Byelsa, Duratom, Egara, etc. in the coming years. In this sense, there is already a new tomato in the pre-commercial phase that is expected to enter with great force in the segment of green raf in the next campaigns.

Editor's note: This article was originally published in Spanish. This English summary has been prepared with Google Translate and edited for clarity.