Giovanni Lamesi, producer, and Antonello Cantarella, La Flacca quality manager.
Thanks to the good weather in April and May, which favoured pollination without too much rain, produce has a good quality and high Brix levels.
Bunch tomatoes
"The 2014 tomato campaign was characterised by a lower quality because summer was rather humid and rainy. We are expecting a good campaign this year though, as quality is excellent, sugar content is above average and temperatures have been good so far. Production should be 15% more than 2014," explained APO Luche chairman Felice Petrillo.
Cherry tomatoes
The Luce Consortium complies with integrated control standards and holds the GlobalGAP certification. 90% of the produce is destined to retailers - of this, 20% is sent abroad (to Germany in particular) and 70% remains in Italy. The remaining 10% is destined to traditional retailers and the processing industry.