The application period to take part in FRUIT ATTRACTION 2017 is open

Fruit Attraction 2017 is already accepting applications to take part in the 9th edition, which will be held from 18 to 20 October. The first priority registration period ends on 5 April, with a view to allocating the exhibition space from 24 to 27 April. Participants can opt to do this on site by taking part in the space allocation meeting, or to entrust the decision to the organisers of Fruit Attraction.

More than 1,500 direct exhibitor companies and 60,000 trade professionals from 110 countries will meet again at the three-day event in Madrid, making Fruit Attraction an incredibly effective international meeting. The trade show is scheduled to take place in October, an extremely important time of year for fresh produce suppliers and buyers and the agro-industrial sector, making this a driver for efficient, competitive produce production, which generates value.

Fruit Attraction is an instrument designed to meet the needs fruit and vegetable buyers and sellers; a tool available to the market that covers three functions: marketing, innovation and knowledge.

Fruit Attraction will launch an array of novelties at the next edition: Brazil and China (guest import markets), a new area for nuts, (The Nuts Hub), Smart Agro Area (with technology, innovation and knowledge and featuring tools for more efficient production), the Seed Planet Area (for presenting new developments in seeds and plant varieties), the Lanzadera program, Lettuce and Pomegranates as this year’s Fresh'n'Star products, and a packed programme of congresses and technical seminars highlighting the knowledge and expertise of these sectors.

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