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Welcome to Sunhill Export We look forward to supplying worldwide clients with Portuguese farm-certified products under the European Union and Portuguese legislation. We promote and represent Portuguese farmers who produce quality certified pears and export worldwide. Worldwide clients are welcomed and encouraged to forward any inquiry to the e-mail address listed at the bottom.
Name of the product : Pêra Rocha do Oeste (Pyrus communis L.) Category :Fruit, vegetables and cereals Sub-category: Perry Protection system: PDO Quality and origin seal:
Labeling: The following words must appear on the label: ‘PÊRA ROCHA DO OESTE — DENOMINAÇÃO DE ORIGEM’, as well as the certification mark, duly numbered. A specimen of the certification mark is shown in the notice of approval of the private inspection and certification body, in accordance with standard EN 45011.
Proof of origin: In addition to the product's characteristics which clearly link it to the natural environment in which the production process takes place — a process which includes selecting soils, establishing and managing orchards, treating trees, determining the nature and frequency of plant health treatments, timing harvesting and breeding, packaging and preparing the fruit for market — the factors which prove that the Rocha do Oeste pear originates in the geographical production area are as follows: orchards must be situated in the geographical processing area and their management must be in accordance with the specification. Harvesting, transport, sizing and market preparation must also be in compliance with the specification. The entire process is subjected to a special control system which culminates in the certification of the pears.
Production: Portugal holds 95% of the world production of " Rocha Pears " discription Rocha Pear : Rocha is a Portugese pear with greenish yellow skin and russet or brown spotting at the stem. A good keeper, it has firm white flesh and a sugary flavour. The Rocha do Oeste pear is the fruit of the pear tree of the ‘Rocha’ variety obtained in the west region. The Rocha variety belongs to the family Rosaceae, sub-family of pome fruits, genus Pyrus and species Pyrus communis L. It is a Portuguese variety, obtained as a chance seedling about 150 years ago in the commune of Sintra, its natural range being in the west region. The fruit of the Rocha pear tree produced in the west region is ovate rounded, pyriform rounded or ovate puriform oblong; it has a distinctive russeted area around the base which becomes less marked and regular on the rest of the skin and then tends to concentrate around the stem cavity; it is pale yellow, sometimes with a pink tinge on the sunny side, has some russet spotting and mostly no pistil cavity. Picking takes place in August. The flesh of the Rocha do Oeste pear is white in colour, soft to melting, granular, sweet, non-acid, very juicy and moderately, yet distinctively aromatic. EN C 102/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 27.4.2002
Geographical area: The weather conditions required for the production of Rocha do Oeste pears — thespecial micro-climate of the region, the know-how of the population and the authentic and unvarying local methods — the geographical processing area is confined to the communes of Sintra, Mafra, Arruda dos Vinhos, Sobral de Monte Agraço, Alenquer, Vila Franca de Xira, Azambuja, Torres Vedras, Cartaxo, Lourinhã, Bombarral, Cadaval, Santarém, Rio Maior, Peniche, Óbidos, Caldas da Rainha, Torres Novas, Alcanena, Alcobaça, Nazaré, Porto de Mós, Batalha, Tomar, Ferreira do Zêzere, Vila Nova de Ourém, Leiria, Marinha Grande and Pombal.
Method of production: The Rocha do Oeste pear is obtained in accordance with authentic and unvarying local methods,starting with the choice of soils and the establishment and managementof the orchards. Cultivation conditions are of great importance, given the region's specific weather conditions and the fact that the Rocha do Oeste pear requires a period of winter cold in order to develop properly. Picking also has its own well-defined rules, both as regards procedure and timing (the second fortnight in August). The Rocha do Oeste pear is distinguished by its good keeping qualities, which are further improved if harvesting and transport to storage centres are carried out with utmost care. Specific conditions are to be fulfilled for the standardization, labelling and packaging of the pears.
Link: The region known by the name of Oeste (i.e. west, it being the most westward region ofPortugal) enjoys very specific soil and climatic conditions, resulting from the soils (dating back to the Jurassic and neo-Jurassic period) and proximity to the sea. The region is hemmed in between the Serra dos Candeeiros and the Atlantic Ocean. These factors combined confer distinctive and specific climatic characteristics. It is not surprising, therefore, that these conditions led to the spontaneous emergence more than 150 years ago of the Rocha variety. In its natural range, this variety bears fruits with very distinctive organoleptic characteristics that are recognised by consumers. The Rocha do Oeste pear quickly became a product that is symbolic of this region.
About storage Storage under CA conditions produced a beneficial effect on ‘Rocha’ pears in maintaining their quality and, consequently, in extending their shelf life and acceptability. Clear differences in sensorial attributes, colour parameters and PPO activity were found between CA- and air-stored pears.
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