Pomegranate fruit can only be cultivated in Greece, Italy, and Spain among European countries, fights cancer, revives cells, and is as easy to grow as it requires skill to clean, producer and exporter Stefanos Kassidis told Athens-Macedonian News Agency pointing out that France pays him a euro per 1ml of oil extracted from its seeds.
Kassidis’company cultivates approximately 1,200 hectares, has a staff of 90 and began operating during the economic crisis. Now, he says, it exports 95 pct of production, which includes fruit, juice that can be frozen, marmalade, balsamic vinegar, sauces, and the oil extract. The latter goes entirely to France. He exports the fruit and juice to Europe, Russia, the Far East, Israel, and Jordan.
“But the oil extract is only exported to France, and it’s not enough,” he points out ruefully, as “you need 1,000 tons of pomegranates to produce 400 kilos of oil. It’s precious, that’s why even 1 ml costs one euro.”
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