AgroaldeaThe entity acquires a new mill with the capacity to grind 500 kilos of olives every hour.
The Cumbres de Abona Regional Winery has been equipped with the latest technology in the olive sector with the aim of promoting "a crop that is on the rise in farms in the South of Tenerife, in particular, and the island as a whole, usually", As reported by the Councilor for Agriculture in the municipality of Arico and president of said entity, Manuel Marrero.
"We have acquired an oil mill that has a fairly high production capacity, since it is ready to receive 500 kilos every hour, explains the leader of the ariquero complex, who points out that "we already have eight presses" to produce oil.
Marrero explains that "the analyzes that are carried out always give us the highest category and with a notable difference from the average that other oils have at the national level.. In fact, Oleo Teide is classified as extra virgin oil of 6,5, being a point and a half above the average”.
"Undoubtedly, all this is due to effort, implication, dedication and effort that our farmers put towards this crop. Thereto, we must add the good weather and the quality of the land”, says Manuel Marrero, who affirms that "the olive trees are responding wonderfully and even well above initial expectations".
“A single dry tree, i.e., the water it collects from the rain, has given more than 100 kilos of olives and it is normal for its production to be between 10 and 20 kilos. The best thing is that we have a few of these”, proudly expresses the head of Agriculture of Arico.
Marrero reported that "the Cumbres de Abona winery has already entered more than 30.000 kilos of olives, but a very similar figure is still to come. Without a doubt, the prospects are very good, as reflected by all the indicators”.
The president of the agricultural complex also comments that "the good results of the harvests encourage farmers in the region to continue to encourage themselves in planting this type of crop", highlighting that "we have brought more than 100.000 olive trees from 2005 and we have already ordered a new order from Tarragona for other 5.000 more specimens to meet the demand of the peasants”.
parallel, work is being done on the sale of Oleo Teide and "last year's harvest was sold, oil that can be obtained in the markets of Santa Cruz and La Laguna and in establishments that sell delicacies, as well as in the Cumbres de Abona regional winery itself”, concludes the Councilor for Agriculture in Arico.