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Article: Picota crop yield soars.(Picota cherry production forecasts)(Brief Article)
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- June 18, 2005
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Approved Picota cherry volumes this year will be as high as 4,500 tonnes compared with 3,950 tonnes in 2004, according to the Spanish authorities.
Jesus Martin, MD of Cereza del Jerte Denomination of Origin Regulatory Council, which certifies the PDO cherries, said the weather in the Valle del Jerte, where the fruit is grown, had been ideal.
"The winter has been ...