Olive harvest begins on island

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Radio Sintonia:

The mill continues to grind olives from the 2023 campaign.

The mill continues to grind olives from the 2023 campaign. The oil mill of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura has come alive with the arrival of summer, immersing itself in the process of making olive oil after the beginning of the expected olive harvest campaign at the beginning of summer.



In an exciting start, a total of 33 dedicated producers have already delivered an impressive 23,000 kilograms of olives.

The harvest season was inaugurated this August with the varieties of arbequina, hojiblanca and picual olives, and will last until the harvest of the verdial olive. During this process, the necessary hygienic-sanitary standards are strictly followed to ensure the optimal manufacture of the precious olive oil.

The president of the Cabildo and in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Lola García, has expressed her gratitude to the olive growers for their dedication to preserving the excellence of a product as distinctive as majorero oil, which is gaining recognition both locally and outside the confines of Fuerteventura.

It is essential to remember that the Cabildo is facilitating its oil mill for any farmer who wants it. To request this service, simply communicate it in advance through the telephone of the farm: 928 87 80 66

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Radio Sintonia:

43,000 kilograms of oil have passed through the oil mill of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura.

Almost 43,000 kilograms of oil have passed through the oil mill of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura. The president and head of the area of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Lola García, has held a meeting with around fifty oil producers on the island. Those present coordinated the present oil campaign and sent their demands to the Cabildo de Fuerteventura. The meeting was also attended by staff from the Experimental Farm of Pozo Negro, the Ministry and the president of the Olivafuer association, Pepe Santana.



Lola García announced the work carried out from the oil mill of the Experimental Farm of Pozo Negro and expressed "the clear commitment of the Cabildo for the local product. In this case, with an incipient product that in recent years is being very recognized".

The oil mill of Fuerteventura has already received almost 43,000 kilograms of oil

In this campaign, the Cabildo has already received almost 43,000 kilograms of oil. The insular president thanked the effort being made by the majorero oil producers, as well as the technicians and operators who manage the oil mill service that has been preparing for a year to have the installation ready. We have worked on the acquisition of supplies and technical assistance, speeding up all the work to have a quality product on time that meets all hygienic-sanitary conditions".

For their part, producers highlighted the need to promote training, professionalization and research in order to continue growing as a sector. "That is the path we have to follow if we want to bet on the quality of the local product and continue to improve the oil mill service provided by the Cabildo".

The Cabildo recalls that any farmer can request the oil mill service of the Cabildo, communicating it previously through the telephone of the farm: 928 87 80 66.

Grants

Likewise, those present highlighted the importance of the subsidies granted by the Cabildo, which in 2023 are increased to compensate for the difficulties suffered by workers in the primary sector. The president recalled that more than 8 million euros are allocated and that the deadline to request them is one month from the day after their publication in the Official Gazette of Las Palmas on August 23.

It is also important to promote the irrigation projects that have been recovered from the Cabildo and that are fundamental to consolidate the primary sector and that must cover all areas of Fuerteventura.

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Radio Sintonia:

158 olive growers process their production in the oil mill of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura.

The oil mill of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura has had one of the most productive campaigns in recent years, with 162,000 kilograms of olives collected and processed, resulting in more than 20,000 litres of oil that have been delivered to 158 producers from all the municipalities of the island.



The president of the Cabildo, Lola García, highlighted the great effort and good coordination that has existed between olive growers and the working staff of the Pozo Negro Experimental Farm, "being the results of this season, both for the harvest harvested and for the liters and quality of the oil obtained, excellent news for the entire primary sector of Fuerteventura, because it situates and confirms us as an island of excellence in each of its products of cultivation, livestock or traditional fishing".

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, Matías Peña, visited the island's oil mill on the same day of the end of the season, checking the balance of production that has broken records in recent years.

The head of the island congratulates all the participating olive growers who have trusted in the quality of the results of the island's oil mill, also thanking "the involvement of the human team of workers dedicated exclusively since last July 31, when the season began to date, to monitor and guarantee the optimal operation of the mill, with a dedication without schedules, from dawn until nightfall."

Matías Peña foresees an increase in producers on the island and, therefore, an increase in the production and harvesting of olives, so, among the improvements for the next season, he announces the recovery of a centrifuge, which adapts to the pressing chain, further optimizes the yield, quality and fineness of the oil obtained.