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Agrocanarias opens until 10 June registration for the cheese contest, which will be held in La Palma on the days 24 y 25
The Government of the Canary Islands, through the Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality, has summoned the Official Competition of Agro-Canadian Cheeses 2026, one of the reference events to recognize and promote the cheesemaking excellence of the Archipelago. Interested producers will have until 10 of June, at 23:59 hours, to formalize your registration.
The new edition of the contest will be held on 24 y 25 June in La Palma and will be open to cheese factories that produce, make and package their cheeses in the Canary Islands, as long as they comply with current regulations and present their own trademarks available on the market..
One of the main novelties this year is the direct support of the ICCA for the external projection of the cheese factories. The organization will pay the registration and logistics costs of the admitted companies that want to participate in the World Cheese Awards 2026, which will be held in Córdoba 12 al 15 of November. Besides, participation in the Gourmet Cheese Championship 2027.
The director of the ICCA, Luis Arraez Guadalupe, emphasizes that the contest not only rewards the quality of Canarian productions, but rather it works as a strategic promotional tool for cheese factories, especially for those who work under figures of differentiated quality.
The contest includes different categories depending on the type of milk—goat, vaca, sheep or mix—, the use of raw or pasteurized milk and the different stages of maturation: tender, semi-cured, cured, old and stale. Modalities linked to the type of coagulation and ripening with molds will also be assessed., both on the surface and inside.
The evaluation system will be carried out through blind tasting, with a panel of specialists who will evaluate the samples without knowing their origin. From your scores will come the Great Gold Medals, Gold Medals y Silver Medals, In addition to distinctions such as Best Cheese from the Canary Islands, Best Organic Cheese from the Canary Islands y Best Limited Production Cheese from the Canary Islands.
The contest will also incorporate the recognition of Best Popular Cheese of the Canary Islands, chosen by a panel of consumers, and the award for Best Cheese Chosen by the Children's Jury, focused on the production of goat milk valued by boys and girls.
The award-winning productions will be able to use the official badge of the award obtained for one year and will participate in the promotional actions that the ICCA organizes throughout the year.. Besides, the cheese chosen as Best Cheese from the Canary Islands 2026 will star in a broadcast report in specialized and general media.
With this call, Agrocanarias reinforces the role of cheese as one of the great identity products of the Islands and opens a new opportunity for Canarian cheese factories to gain visibility in the regional market, national and international.
