Evolution

Settled in a region known by it´s fruit producting throughout the centuries, the NARC Frutas was born from the gathering of 9 fruit producers from Alcobaça region.

It settled it´s own facilities in 2002.

NARC FRUTAS – Cooperativa de Fruticultores e Horticultores da Região de Alcobaça, C.R.L. was given the oficial recognition as a Producers Organization, in December 2, 2004, according to regulation nºs 2200/96, 28th October, of the Alcobaça municipality, and 1432/2003, August 11, of the comission et Law n.º 252/98, August 11

It produces Rocha Pear and also Clapps Favorita and Moretini, and apple types Royal Gala, Jonagored, Golden, Reineta, Starking and Fuji.

Fruit certifications:
- Maçã de Alcobaça IGP

- Rocha do Oeste

- Rocha D.O.P.

Getting to market demands and thanks to the business mentality of the “cooperator”, NARC Frutas centralizes their production, maximizing scale economies to get the ultimate production techniques to get better and more ecological fruit.

Production area is about 220 ha through the Oeste region (Alcobaça, Nazaré, Caldas da Rainha), where the proximity of the sea and the hills gives unique characteristics and high quality to the productions. Plantation of new orchards and applying new techniques and raised the production progressively: from 2.200 t in 2002, 6.300 t em 2009 and 6.600 t em 2011 (50% apple, 50% pear) and in 2013 of about 7.000 tons.