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Grampian Growers is an Agricultural Cooperative, established in 1968 by six leading farmers. The premises are situated at Logie, Montrose, 35 miles south of Aberdeen, in an area noted for its prime agricultural land. The cooperative was designed to produce and market, quality, unsubsidised produce, which continues today, with the production and marketing of daffodil cut flowers, daffodil bulbs, and seed potatoes.
A current membership of 18 bulb growers and a further 13 potato growers produce annually -
Grampian Growers pride themselves on the production of high quality produce, with full traceability, throughout all crop sectors. Our typical Scottish climate, provides ideal growing conditions for both potatoes and bulbs, with cool day time temperatures and long daylight hours assisting greatly, in the reduction of both pest and disease pressure, resulting in the production of high quality produce.
The production year commences in early March, with the cropping of daffodil flowers by the grower members, for around 6 weeks. The flowers are centrally packed at Logie, to customer specifications and transported in refrigerated trailers to both supermarket outlets in Europe, by air to the USA / Canada, and to wholesale outlets within the UK.
From July to September, the daffodil bulb crop arrives at Logie, dried and graded ready for central packing. The bulbs are subsequently sent to our customers in the USA and mainland Europe, destined for both pre-packing and the flower forcing markets. The recent acquisition of Angloflora Bulb Company has widened the customer base and opens up new doors for future expansion.
The potato division, Grampian Growers Services, market some 10,000 tonnes of seed potatoes throughout the UK, and a further 8,000 tonnes for export. The export potatoes are handled via a recently acquired company, Bennett Seed Exports, with potatoes being sent to North Africa, Asia and the Far East.
A central storage facility for 10,000 boxes with cold storage and positive ventilation ensures that the quality achieved during the growing period is maintained throughout the storage period prior to delivery to the customer.
The aim of Grampian Growers Services and Bennett Seed Exports is to produce and deliver high quality potatoes to all customers.
Development of new potato varieties is through Zenith Potatoes Ltd. The material for this is sourced from S.C.R.I., Dundee with varieties already having gone through National Listing and others at present being trialled in the UK and abroad.