Expo AgroAlimentaria Guanajuato 2013, Irapuato, Mexico.
![Edgar Leyton from Leyton Greenhouse Supply, is the Mexican distributor for Shan Halamba's Riococo substrate. Edgar Leyton and his team have made a big effort to make Riococo, one of the most popular coir substrates in Mexico. In return, they were proud to have the chance to promote their coir substrate at the high tech trialing site at the expo, where all of the crops were grown on Riococo slabs.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-221.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![The mayor of Irapuato visiting the booth from FiberDust. FiberDust's Sam Ahilan was present with Lars Peter Jensen from Ellepot USA.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-321.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Manuel Guerrero and Hector Lafuento from Asthor. They recently finished a nice project for a pepper greenhouse for Toyota in Japan. More on this project later in Hortidaily.com](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-245.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Gabriele Roncaletti and Michele Pavano from P-TRE together with their Mexican contact Mariana Parra Loza. For more info on P-TRE gutter systems: www.ptre.it](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-575.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Jorien Schouten from Sudlac greenhouse coatings together with Ben Sosef from Arend Sosef Mexico. At the trade show, SSosef and Schouten signed an exclusive partnership for the distribution of Sudlac Coatings on the Mexican market by Arend Sosef Mexico.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-542.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Edward Verbakel together with Wil Lammers from HortiMax/Ridder. They are currently involved in nice projects at the Agropark in Queretaro, more on this later in HortiDaily.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-246.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Unlike in Europe, new introductions directly get a name in Mexico. By doing this farmers can easily remember a new variety they like, because a name is more convenient to remember then a number.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-256.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Next to the inner trade show, there was a large section outside with demo fields, greenhouse trials and machinery demo's](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-276.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![De Ruiter is one of the main suppliers of varieties for the medium and high tech greenhouses in Mexico.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-277.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
!["The team from Leyton Greenhouse Supply together with some customers. Leyton is an all round distributor, but also delivers knowledge next to the products. "it is more then selling a products, it is about helping your customers to grow a better profitable crop", said Edgar Leyton."](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-281.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Netafim still does business in Mexico's greenhouse sector. They where one of the first that build large greenhouse projects in the country, and still are involved in new projects.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-282.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![As one of the few ornamental plant breeders, Anthura cached a lot of attention at the show with their colorful selections.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-298.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![David and Raul from (UANL) University of Leon's agricultural faculty. They are organizing seminars on greenhouse growing and other professional horticultural trainings/](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-299.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![The French greenhouse constructor FilClair is involved in many nice projects in Mexico. They recently broke ground for SunnyFields' 6 hectare expansion at the AgroPark in Queretaro.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-304.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Seminis/ Monsanto/ De Ruiter's TOV Merlice enjoys a great popularity amongst Mexican greenhouse growers. Monsanto markets Merlice as a Seminis variety amongst medium tech growers, when the variety is grown without a substrate. For the hydroponic cultivation it is named De Ruiter. Confusing?](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-327.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![AI (Asesores Invernaderos) is a large overall supplier for brands as Mardenkro, Galuku, Grodan, Bato, Svensson, Oerlemans, Arrigoni, Lankhorst Yearns, Pati, Berg, Lucchini and Zantingh.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-331.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![For the grenhouse growers the trials where split in to three segments; low tech (only a tunnel), medium tech (greenhouse, soil cultivation) and high tech (greenhouse with substrate)](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-343.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![representatives from seed breeders and crop protection manufacturers gave lectures and seminars on new products and cultivation strategy.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-358.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Each seed breeder had its own greenhouse for the medium tech trials. In the back you can see the one from Enza Zaden Mexico.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-363.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Gonzalo Tovar from Enza Zaden toured us around the Mexican greenhouse crops, a complete impression later on HortiDaily.com](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-364.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![One of the interesting innovations; Peatfoam, a synthetic seed plug with perfect characteristics. All of the grafted and ungrafted trials in the high tech section where propagated with the combination of Peatfoam plugs on rockwool startercubes and Riococo slabs.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-394.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Artoru Rodgriguez and Jose Hernandez are coordinating and representing Sunset Mastronardi growers in Mexico. As always, Mastronardi is present at the Expo Agroalimentaria with a large booth outside. They are there to catch up with there growers and to showcase there latest packagings and varieties.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-418.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Dionisio Tendero Gimbert from Mallatex together with Rob Sandberg from De Gier Drive Systems. Mallatex is the newly distributor for De Gier Drive Systems in Mexico.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-438.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Ben Sosef from Arend Sosef Mexico together with Jorien Schouten from Sudlac and Henk Ham from Arend Sosef.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-325.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Dennis van Alphen and Bert Neeft from Total Energy Group are loyal readers of HortiDaily.com. They are hired by greenhouse builders in the US to do welding and construction work.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-458.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![John Secker, technical director and head grower at Red Sun Farms from Virginia, visiting Elisa Gutierrez Reyes (Grodan Mexico) and Ron Wyatt (Grodan NA)](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-468.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Angel Barranco from Idm. Recently updated the spraying cart with hydrolic extendable spraying booms.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-495.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Marcel Vyverberg and his wife Norma from Prins Group USA together with their Dutch colleague Ron in 't Veen](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-497.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Grower Robert Lowe and colleagues from El Rosal Red Sun greenhouses in Mexico visiting Shan Halamba and Edgar Leyton from Riococo.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-499.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![On Wednesday, the Mexican soccer team was playing a qualifying match against New Zealand. The Mexicans won the play offs with a royal 5-1 victory.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-508.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Even though labor is quite cheap in Mexico, SinClair was present with a sticker robot for greenhouse produce.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-532.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Carlos Borja together with Hector Alarcon from Leyton Greenhouse Supply. Borja is an excellent grower that gained a lot of experiences in the Netherlands in the greenhouse operations of Wijnen SquareCrops. Talking to him we learned that he is really forward thinking.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-541.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Jaap and Pharis are also representing HortiConnect NL, a platform that helps foreign entrepreneurs to establish a local business more easily in Mexico.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-567.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Marco Knijnenburg of Anthura finaly had some time to get on the picture, in his booth their was a non stop flow of visitors that wanted to take a picture of the wonderful Anthuriums and Phalaenopsis](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-568.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Enrico Verhoef and his wife Nayila together with Martijn Vriesinga from Mexicultura. Verhoef was formerly working at Enthoven in the Netherlands, but is now the maintenance manager at United Farms / Finka.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-569.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Edgar Lopez from Stolze Mexico together with Mark Scheffers from DS2 / Debets Schalke. According to Mark their was a good interest in used greenhouse material.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-574.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![The Team from Forteco/van der Knaap: Jan de Smet, Ron van der Knaap, Pedro Torres Plaza and Andre Braam.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-576.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Jesper van der Helm, Nicolas Hernalsteen and Ronald Begelinger from Patron Agri Systems / Filclair greenhouses.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-595.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Christ Aarts from C&E Draad Bewerking together with Luis and Ran Propper (Propper-Sohn) and Serge Pas from Cultilene.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-597.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Thijs Peekstok, Eduardo Salcedo and Damian Solomon from Monsanto at the De Ruiter trials. Merlice was looking very strong at the show. A complete interview with them will follow on HortiDaily.com soon.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-608.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
![Raul Santin Dominguez from Termonebulizadores is the mexican distributor for Vostermans Fans. The Vertical V-Flow Fan is used in small trials in Mexico.](https://www.floraldaily.com/remote/https/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net/fd-com/photos/9023/AgroExpoAlimentatia-612.jpg?preset=AlbumCoverThumb)
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