Swiss apple growers can store fruits in deep sleep even for several years

Published 2023년 2월 20일

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Switzerland is largely self-sufficient in apple production, with only five percent being imported. The country consumes about 16 kilograms of apples per year per person, with Gala being the most popular variety. The cantons of Thurgau, Valais, and the Lake Geneva region are the main areas for apple cultivation. Switzerland has advanced apple storage technologies, allowing storage for several months or years. Sursee, in the canton of Lucerne, has a fruit hall that stores several thousand tons of apples from over 20 varieties. Normal storage of apples should be in a cool, dark, and not too dry basement. However, apples emit ethylene ripening gas, which can accelerate the ripening of neighbors.

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Residents of Switzerland prefer locally produced products to imported ones, and apples are no exception - only about five percent are imported from abroad. Self-sufficiency is facilitated by large storage halls, where apples can “sleep” without loss of quality as much as necessary “In Switzerland, the apple is the absolute leader in the ranking of fruits: each Swiss eats on average about 16 kilograms of apples per year: raw, in the form of juice or dried. Star among apples - Gala. Every year, Swiss gardeners harvest more than 30,000 tons of this variety. In second place is Golden Delicious, in third place is Braebourne, says Renata Hodel in an article on www.lid.ch. - The most important area for apple cultivation is Eastern Switzerland with the canton of Thurgau. In addition to eastern Switzerland, apple trees are grown in the canton of Valais and the Lake Geneva region. Many varieties of locally produced apples are available year-round, and keeping an autumn harvest apple fresh ...

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