Spain: The Rincón de Soto Pears PDO expects a record harvest of 26 million kilograms

The Protected Designation of Origin Peras de Rincón de Soto begins its harvesting campaign for the Blanquilla variety on August 12 and will begin with the Conference pear on Monday 19. The campaign, which will gradually reach all areas of the designation, begins in La Rioja Baja. The technical services of the DOP highlight that this year's harvest is going to be one of the best in years, due to the large size of the pears and their excellent sugar content. This great quality, together with an almost absolute absence of hail damage in the field, means that a record harvest of 26 million kilos is expected, compared to the 21 million kilos of the previous year. The designation highlights that this increase in the harvest will help them enter new markets and will contribute to their expansion and they are already thinking about new marketing and promotion areas such as Andalusia and provinces that have been very representative for them until now. In La Rioja Media and La Rioja Alta, ...