Trade Events
Start Date: April 24, 2018, 08:00
End Date: April 26, 2018, 18:00
Event Contact: E-mail
For More Information: http://convention.cpma.ca/
Description
CPMA Convention and Tradeshow
Date: April 24 - April 26 2018
Venue: Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
Sector: Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Why you need to be at CPMA 2018
The Annual Convention & Trade Show is CPMA’s keystone event and Canada’s largest event dedicated to the fruit and vegetable industry. The event provides a unique forum for industry leaders to enhance their business opportunities in Canada through an exceptional combination of education and networking opportunities. CPMA’s Annual Convention and Trade Show attracts over 3000 participants from all segments of the produce supply chain and showcases produce from around the world.
The largest fresh produce event in the Canadian industry, CPMA’s Annual Convention & Trade Show provides a unique opportunity for industry leaders to enhance existing and develop new business opportunities in Canada. Our show regularly attracts key decision-makers and customers from the fresh produce sector. Participants include industry executives, members of the fresh produce supply chain, and government representatives who are directly or indirectly involved in the Canadian fresh fruit and vegetable sector.
The 2018 Trade Show will take place in Vancouver.
TFO Canada's Trade Mission Top CPMA
TFO Canada and its partners PROECUADOR and FUNDER are hosting four companies from Ecuador and eight companies from Honduras at CPMA in Vancouver from April 24-26, 2018.
Honduras booth #135
Honduras has positioned itself within the Central American region as a pioneer in the production and export of Asian vegetables to main international markets such as
the USA, Asia and Europe. The quality of the vegetables grown in the country is comparable with the rest of the world's major exporters. The Canada-Honduras FTA provides buyers with an opportunity to import most products into Canada duty-free. Honduras will be promoting vegetables at the CPMA trade show, below are the companies exhibiting.
| Companies | Description |
| Agricola Antar | Producers and exporters of Okra. Producers of American Okra and Hindu Okra. The company guarantees quality and traceability throughout our production chain from sowing to the export of our product. |
| Agrigentum | Producers of pumpkins. A producer and exporter of fresh pumpkins and butternut squash. |
| AMC Agropecuaria | Producer and exporter of okra. |
| Expocan | Butternut, Acorn and spaghetti squash. The company is dedicated to the planting, harvesting, packing and exporting of high quality fruits and vegetables. The exporting season starts in December and ends in April |
| Exportadora Central | Pumpkins and Asian vegetables. Producers and exporters of cucumbers, squash, zucchini, sweet potatoes, chives, gourds, bitter gourd, eggplant, okra and corn. The company is committed to the quality, freshness and excellence of our products. |
| Ginger Export | Asian vegetables, Chinese okra, Indian Okra and American Okra. Agro-exporter with presence in five Departments of Honduras, exporting, in average, 8-12 containers per week, with a wide portfolio of products |
| Reneagro Industrial | Pumpkins. The company is engaged in producing, marketing and exporting fresh fruits and vegetables to markets in the United States. Staff is trained in food quality and safety |
| Tropical Fresh | Sweet potatoes. The company produces, purchases and exports vegetables, mostly sweet potatoes and squash. |
Ecuador Booth #143
Ecuador is known for exporting high quality fruits due to its taste and color. The country boasts the availability of a year-round supply. The most important exported fruits are pineapples, papayas and dragon fruits. The country has access to Canada's General Preferential Tariff (GPT) treatment which allows some products to enter duty free. Ecuador will be promoting fruits at the CPMA trade show, below are the companies exhibiting.
| Companies | Description |
| Anca Tropical | Yellow pitahaya. Producers of high quality yellow pitahaya. |
| Canchacoto Fruits | Producers of Granadilla. Producers and exporters of high quality granadilla, with export experience in Asian and European markets. |
| Ecualife's | Dragon Fruit. EcuaLife's is a producer and exporter of dragon fruit from Latin America to Europe and Asia. The company has a modern plant with the production capacity to ensure proper quality prior to shipping and providing the best services to its clients. |
| Finca Procel | Fresh yellow pitahaya. The company specializes in growing an exotic tropical fruit PITAHAYA or (yellow dragon fruit) which they presently export to Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore. The farm located in the heart of Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest near the small town called Palora |
For more information or to schedule a B2B meeting with one of the above companies at CPMA Vancouver, 2018, please contant Marysabel Gonzalez at marysabel.gonzalez@tfocanada.ca.
