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  • Sant Antoni Agricultural Cooperative

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The Sant Antoni Agricultural Cooperative was founded on 25th November 1951 under the name of Cooperativa Agrícola de San Antonio Abad and number 5628 of the Central Register of Cooperatives, under the National Union of Rural Cooperatives; and the credit section of the Cooperative (Caja Rural), under the National Union of Credit Cooperatives.

In these early days, the Cooperative had its headquarters in the village of San Antonio, on the road to Santa Inés, now Calle Ramón y Cajal, on a plot of land donated by the San Antonio Town Council, on which the Cooperative built (with voluntary contributions from its members) its social premises. Its activity was centred on the purchase of raw materials (seeds and fertilisers), and the sale of its members' produce (cereals, almonds, carobs, vegetables and pigs).

In 1954 they managed to buy a stone mill to make flour, a threshing machine, the construction of a warehouse to install the mill and a garage for the threshing machine. At this time the machinery service began, which has survived to the present day. For several years, the company has been working on the extension of the existing facilities and the purchase of machinery.

70 years promoting agriculture in Ibiza

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  • 1951

    Founding of the San Antonio Abad Agricultural Cooperative, number 5628 in the Central Register of Cooperatives, part of the National Union of Rural Cooperatives with a credit section (Caja Rural) which was part of the National Union of Credit Cooperatives.

  • 1967

    In November, the general assembly approves the purchase of a plot of land, called "Can Turató" for the construction of more facilities for the Cooperative, which will house the mill and the Cooperative's machinery. The purchase of a tractor and the corresponding implements for the service of the members is also approved.

  • 1994

    The Cooperative joined with two Cooperatives from Mallorca (Tramuntana and Camp Mallorqui) to create FRUSEBAL, an OPFH (Organisation of Fruit and Vegetable Producers). This OPFH was set up for almonds and carob, and this led to greater benefits for the producers (subsidy of 40,000 pesetas per hectare).

  • 1995

    With the help of the local town council, the Cooperative moved to its current premises on the outskirts of the town, at Camí de Sa Vorera, Km. 0.5. 

  • 2000

    Due to the drought, the cooperative collaborated with the Consell Insular in a campaign to subsidise livestock feed, in which the cooperative produced a feed concentrate based on carob, barley and sunflower pulp. This production was very well received and appreciated by the livestock farmers, and the Cooperative decided to continue with the activity of producing animal feed.

    Also in 2000, within the Cooperative, an ADV (Association for the Defence of Vegetables) for fruit and vegetables was created. It is made up of around thirty professional farmers and a technician is hired to run it. This association has been renewed and is still in force today.

  • 2005

    The Can Turató estate is remodelled to adapt the workshop and the machinery sales point. This same year the "Sant Antoni Rural" fair is launched to promote and publicise the agricultural sector.

  • 2007

    The Aula de Formación Acreditada is inaugurated to contribute to the development of studies related to ecological agriculture and livestock farming in Ibiza and Formentera.

  • 2013

    Collective brands are obtained for Ibiza almonds and carob and a vibrating machine is purchased for harvesting the almonds.

  • Actualidad

    During the pandemic, the Cooperative took the opportunity to refurbish the shop and install photovoltaic panels (2019). In 2020, the Local Producers' Market was launched and in 2021 the pilot project for planting almond trees (2 hectares under deficit irrigation to demonstrate viability and profitability) was launched.

In these early days, the Cooperative had its headquarters in the village of San Antonio, on the road to Santa Inés, now Calle Ramón y Cajal, on a plot of land donated by the San Antonio Town Council, on which the Cooperative built (with voluntary contributions from its members) its social premises. Its activity was centred on the purchase of raw materials (seeds and fertilisers), and the sale of its members' produce (cereals, almonds, carobs, vegetables and pigs).

In 1954 they managed to buy a stone mill to make flour, a threshing machine, the construction of a warehouse to install the mill and a garage for the threshing machine. At this time the machinery service began, which has survived to the present day. For several years, the company has been working on the extension of the existing facilities and the purchase of machinery.

Since its beginnings, the cooperative has invested in the purchase of machinery to carry out agricultural work. This agricultural machinery service is the one that has evolved the most, as its machinery fleet has increased and has been equipped with the most varied and modern machinery. Of course, the sale of machinery also focused our efforts, to the point that in 2002 we became the official distributor of John Deere for the Pitiusas.

In 2004 the cooperative adapted its statutes to the new law of cooperatives (Law 1/2003, of 20 March 2003, of Cooperatives of the Balearic Islands) and acquired the name of SCL Agrícola de San Antonio.

Although the Cooperative's facilities had hosted numerous training courses for farmers, it was not until February 2007 that the Cooperative completed and inaugurated the Accredited Training Classroom, financed by Leader+, the EU, MAPYA, the Balearic Government and the Consell Insular. In June, the Cooperative is evaluated and certifies its management system according to ISO 9001:2000.

On 28 October 2009, the centre for the collection, storage and processing of livestock feed is inaugurated by the authorities who actively participated in it (Govern Balear, Consell Insular and San Antonio Town Council). This centre comprises a 1000 m2 warehouse, silos for the storage of some 200 tonnes of product, and the machinery for the production of animal feed (mill, mixer, flaking machine, bagged product and bulk product lines). This will make it possible to acquire local cereal production in perfect conditions and, at the same time, to incorporate it into the livestock feed industry.

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Camí de Sa Vorera km 0,5
07820 Sant Antoni de Portmany.
Illes Balears. Espanya

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