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The SAT and the cooperative the Progrés of Benifallet agree their merger
09/06/2009
June 9, 2009
The SAT Benifallet Fruits and the agricultural cooperative the Progrés, both located in the municipality of Benifallet (Baix Ebre, Tarragona), have agreed to merge, after the entities involved in the arrangement of Intercooperation have approved the transaction in the respective general assembliescarried out last Friday. The new entity retained the name of SAT Benifallet Fruits and lumps together 344 members.
The merger will be an important lever for the territory, as the new entity brings together a total of 3.2 million kilos of fruit, mainly citrus (mandarins of varieties clementina and satsuma, and oranges). It is also dedicated to olive production and marketing of the carob.
Entities collaborating since October 2007, and the last campaign the members of the cooperative already carried in SAT all the production of fruit. The two entities agree will reach a high level of cooperation in the marketing of fruit and reduce the costs per unit of product produced. Also after the merger, SAT may make more profitable activity, preserve the heritage, optimize existing productive structures, make new investments and improve services to members.
