The industrial peach producers of Larissa Prefecture are in despair – “Atrophic” production (PHOTO)

By Irini Papoutsi

With the rural world of Thessaly still counting its wounds from last September’s devastating floods, the signs for this year’s industrial peach production are ominous, as initial estimates of an increased yield gave way to despair once the fruit emerged atrophic, ending up in many cases on the ground.

The phenomenon cannot be ruled out to be linked to this year’s mild winter, with producers facing a new disaster, as ELGA does not provide for compensation in such a case, in a situation that highlights for the umpteenth time the need for the immediate revision of the regulation of.

According to her information LarissaPress the issue was immediately brought to the attention of the organization, while regional tree farms of Larissa were visited yesterday, following a relative invitation by peach producers, a supervisor – agronomist of ELGA Larisa, who obtained a first picture of the prevailing situation.

It should be noted that the issue that has arisen appears to be preoccupying producers nationwide, which cannot be ruled out creating problems not only for growers, who see their production and by extension their income threatened by a new disaster, but also for the cannery , which is at risk of not being able to proceed with exports due to reduced yields in the field.