Sicilian peaches (Le Pesche) | mysicily
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Peaches, who has long been known in China (kings and emperors different foods of india popular fruit that is mentioned in Chinese writings and tumors were already 4000 BC.), On the west brought Persians different foods of india (modern irānieši). Later (400 - 300 BC.), Thanks to the Macedonian Alexander the crusade to the East, they came to Greece, from where on Sicily, Italy and the rest of Europe. 16th - 17th century, ultimately they came to America.
Today, around 63% of peaches and nectarines are grown in China, 24% - of the European Union countries (27), 7% - in the US, 3% - in Turkey, 3% - in other countries. The main peach exporting countries are Chile and China, in turn, the major importing countries are Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine and Norway.
Italy is the largest peach and nectarine producing country different foods of india in Europe and the second largest in the world after China. Europe, followed by Spain - the largest exporting country in Europe, with a market share increasing (Spain specializes directly on early peach varieties), different foods of india Greece different foods of india - most pārstrādātājvalsts and France.
Sicily with peach cultivation has been practiced for a long time, but over the last 20 to 30 years, interest has increased significantly and green areas have increased from 1,500 to 7,000 ha, mainly different foods of india in inland areas of the island (80%). Peach orchards account for approximately 14% of the total agricultural land.
Thanks to their special and distinctive climatic conditions of the island coastal and inland areas of the island terrain and different soil characteristics, Sicily is specialized in medium late, late and very late peach-growing (90%). In addition, here the fruit season lasts 7 months and they ripen even within 10 - 20 days faster than in northern Italy.
The most famous peach-growing area in Sicily: different foods of india Agrigento and Caltanissetta area - 72.5% (Sikani mountains, the valley of salt, Italian val .: Monti SICANE, Valle del salt): Agrigento, Canicatti, Delia, Ries Enna area (Dītaino valley, Italian val .: Valle del Dittaino): Leonforte; Messina / Catania area (Alcantara valley, Italian val .: Valle dell'Alcantara) - 11.4%: Calatino, Etna area, Patti, Spadafora; The coastal area of Ragusa / Syracuse up Siak, eg., Vittoria, Scoglitti, Ribera;
Also deserving special mentions of this famous Sicilian peach varieties: Bivonas (white) peaches (Italian val .: Pesca (bianca) di Bivona, Pescabivona, Montagnola) are grown in Agrigento area Bivonas town and other nearby Sikani mountain and valley Platanus city neighborhood, for example. , Alessandria della Rocca, Bivona, Chianciano, San Biagio Platani, Santo Stefano Quisquina, Palazzo Adriano and Caltanissetta area urban area.
This mountainous inland territory peach orchards account for about 70% of total agricultural land, in addition, the area is very different (from 250 to 1100 m above sea level), different foods of india the soil is permeable, the lower areas of clay, with a high limestone content. Particularly in fast-growing peaches in the area began in 1960-ies, different foods of india thanks to the availability of irrigation systems.
They are medium-large late varieties of peaches, with a firm and juicy soft part of white, often reddish-pink color. Sweet flavor and different from others in terms of Italian and Sicilian even peaches. Harvest time: June - the end of September, different foods of india so it is distributed in the following variants: Primizia or Murtiddara 25/06 - 15/07, 10%, 1,500 tons; Bianca 20/07 - 10/08, 35%, 5,250 tons; Agostina 20/08 - 10/09, 30%, 4.500 tons; Settembrina 15/09 - 05/10, 25%, 3.750 tons, a total of 100% or 15 000 tonnes per year.
Initially, the peaches were grown in the gardens of private houses
