On June 30, the registration period in the registers of olive groves, purchasing centers and processing industries of the Regulatory Council of the PGI Manzanilla and Gordal Olives of Seville has closed, for the next campaign
20/21.
In February of this year, the term was opened for new registrations of those interested in being part of this, already a large family, of olive growers, operators and industrialists in the Sevillian table olive sector, who are fighting for a differentiation of the Manzanilla and Gordal varieties, with a guarantee of origin, quality, prestige and reputation, of internationally valued products.
During this period, many are interested in knowing and wanting to defend their olives in this globalized market, where apparently, quality is at odds with price, where the traditional olive groves of our land see their profitability diminished compared to products from other countries. that compete with their low prices without ensuring sustainable agricultural practices, social responsibility in their farms or industries, quality of their fruits, socio-economic development of their territories, where the use of phytosanitary products or doses prohibited in the Union are allowed European, where workers' wages are low etc….
It is in this sense when the Sevillian table olive sector is planted and decides to bet on making known the benefits of its Manzanillas and Gordales de Sevilla, fighting together for the quality of its olives.
As of today, this Regulatory Council already has more than 3,500 olive growers, 11 cooperatives, 11 processing industries, 15 purchasing centers, 8 registered packaging companies and two new applicant packaging processing industries with recognized prestige in the sector, such as Agromairena and Guadalquivir Olives. , as well as another important number of new olive groves, waiting to be accepted their applications for registration, in the next plenary session to be held in the third week of July. In this plenary session, new certifications will also be proposed for already registered industries and packaging companies, which will be able to start marketing their olives with the Protected Geographical Indications labels.
The Plenary of the Regulatory Council of the Manzanilla and Gordal PGI of Seville is the body, under public law, competent to approve or deny applications for registration in it, as well as to authorize the use of the marks of the PGI referred to.
We remind you that the registration period for marketing bottling plants is still open, and you can request registration with this Regulatory Council throughout the year.
In the Regulatory Council, we are convinced that the Andalusian rural environment is, and must continue to be, a prosperous and attractive place for those of us who live in it. And because the traditional Sevillian olive grove has a central role due to its ability to generate employment and wealth, and to be part of the identity and history of all of us who inhabit it.
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