The Pérez Galdós square in Arguineguín will host the VII Mogán Avocado Fair on Sunday, December 4, in which the municipality's farmers will put three thousand kilos of this product on sale. People who attend will also find other varieties of fruits grown in the municipality as well as processed products, crafts and a restaurant area.
The details of what will be the seventh edition of the Mogán Avocado Fair were announced this morning by the mayor of Mogán, Onalia Bueno, and the Councilor for Rural Development, Ernesto Hernández. They have done it from the Center for Personal Autonomy of Mogán, since two older people from the municipality who once worked in the cultivation of avocado, Federico Suárez, 86 years old, and Francisco Ceballos, 91, also offered their vision as witnesses of the evolution of the sector. agricultural sector in the municipality and first-hand contributors to ensuring that both avocados and the rest of Mogán's fruits enjoy excellent quality and are recognized for it.
Suárez explained that in Veneguera, the neighborhood where he comes from, the avocado harvest began with some seeds from Cuba. “The husband of one of my aunts brought them. His son is alive and is already 104 years old,” he said, referring to the oldest person in the municipality, Antonio González. There were four plants in total, two avocado and two mango, “and they still exist,” he noted.
The mayor has stressed the importance of events like this one in which the City Council values the work of Mogan farmers and promotes the products of the land that they grow. For this reason, she thanked the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and Cajasiete for their collaboration in this Fair, the latter represented at today's event by Federico Hernández, director of the Arguineguín Office.
The Fair will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will continue until 14:00 p.m., with farmers' stands distributed in the permanent tent of 1.160 square meters. There will be about twenty distributed in 15 stands, in which attendees will find the so-called 'moganero green gold'.
Councilor Hernández explained that the main varieties that will be put on sale "are the winter ones, which are perhaps the most commercial because their cultivation is simpler." These are the 'strong', Orotava, Pinkerton, and the Guatemalan breed hybrids. Regarding the production volume, he stated “that it is a little affected due to the haze and heat waves in the month of August during the flowering period.” However, he has assured that "there will be 3.000 kilos of avocado."
During the year in Mogán, up to 22 varieties of this fruit are produced and its cultivation occupies about 40 hectares, which makes it, along with mango, the main agricultural production. Of the latter, 3.000 kilos will be put on sale, mainly of the Keitt and Osteen variety. Likewise, there will be available about 2.000 kilos of oranges and other fruits such as papayas, limes and lemons, star fruits, pomegranates and guavas.
In the tent there will also be stalls selling processed products such as cheeses, jams, olive oil, fermented fruit, pastries and aloe and honey preparations. Distributed in the square will be the craft stalls and the restaurant area will be installed, which had not been enabled since the 2019 edition due to the coronavirus health crisis. This will serve preparations with avocado and mango as protagonists as well as Gran Canaria wines, craft beer, ice cream, crepes, cocktails and guarapo. All this, accompanied by live music.
The councilor has assured that the Fair has "a fairly varied offer" and that the sale prices of avocado are agreed upon with the farmers "so that they are lower than the market and thus it is interesting for them because they sell directly to the consumer and for the people who come to buy.”
The presentation event, held in front of the elderly users of the Center for Personal Autonomy of Mogán and the media, was also attended by the Councilor for Citizen Participation, Consuelo Díaz, and the Councilor for Celebrations, Víctor Gutiérrez.
