The first harvest of the FRED® pear reported successful

The members of Origine Group have successfully completed the first Italian harvest of the FRED® pear. This new variety is cultivated in Italy and is also known as a blushed pear.

FRED® stands out for early entry into production, low sensitivity to fire blight, high productivity and excellent tolerance to brown spotting.

In 2021, the resistance to brown spotting was attested by Dr. Marina Collina (the University of Bologna), and later has also been confirmed in the field.

The harvested fruits have good size, shape, and an excellent sugar content. FRED® is also characterized by crunchy and yet juicy texture, and delicate sweetness and aroma.

This year's harvest amounted to some dozens of tons, but in the next few years recently planted trees will enter into production, thus increasing commercial volumes rapidly.

Origine Group

In 2015, the consortium Origine Group was established by several companies, international experts in the production and trading of fresh fruit and veg. The consortium represents companies already firmly present on the local and external markets, with a total turnover of more than $1.200 million.

Among the Origine Group members there are Apofruit, Gran Frutta Zani, Frutta C2, Kiwi Uno, Salvi-Unacoa, Minguzzi, Spreafico, David Del Curto, and Copefrut.