The artichoke season has officially started

In Spain in the province of Alicante, the Alcachofa Vega Baja del Segura association predicts that artichoke production will exceed 22,000 tonnes.

 

 

The artichoke season has officially opened in the Vega Baja region, with the 1st symbolic cup made by chef José Luis Cases.

 

 

Diego Martínez, president of the Alcachofa Vega Baja del Segura association, said the planted area reached around 1,800 hectares, or 15% less than in other years. The volume of artichoke production could exceed 22,000 tonnes.

 

 

The Alcachofa Vega Baja del Segura association has launched the "Tenemos corazón / We have a heart" campaign. An initiative that aims to recognize all the work that thousands of families do in the region around this culture and its impact on the socio-economic development of Vega Baja.

 

 

Mr. Martínez indicated that the objective of the campaign is to make consumers aware of all the people involved in the process and all the efforts made to plant, harvest, handle, package and preserve.

 

 

Vega Baja is the main artichoke producing area in the Comunidad Valenciana region and the second after Murcia at the national level. Vega Baja is the main export zone for all of Spain with 50% of sales of fresh artichokes abroad.