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Actual situation of Proteas production in Azores - Portugal
António Domingues
Island Nº of growers Hectares Nº of stemsSanta Maria 2 0,32 2.000São Miguel 5 22 410.000Terceira 9 18 680.000Graciosa 2 1 800São Jorge 3 1,5 2.000Pico 5 2 30.000Faial 7 3 30.000Total 33 47,82 1.154.800
Azores Islands production
Number of stems - Terceira Island
99 119
303 214263 625
394 074
670 466
100 000
200 000
300 000
400 000
500 000
600 000
700 000
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
Season
Production 2007/2008 per week
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
36-0745-0737-07 46-0747-0749-0750-0751-0752-0701-0802-0803-0804-0805-0806-0807-0808-0809-0810-0811-0812-0813-0815-08Week-year
Nº of stems
Production
Terceira Island
Percentage per genus - season 2007/2008
Leucadendron6%
Leucospermum87%
Protea7%
Leucospermum
Leucadendron
Protea
Terceira Island
Terceira Island
Percentage of Leucospermum 2007/2008
Tango50%
High gold21%
Succession20%
Scarlet ribbon9%
Tango
High gold
Succession
Scarlet ribbon
Percentage of Protea 2007/2008
Susara36%
Pink Ice1%Cynaroides
50%
Grandicolor11%
Brenda2%
Susara
Pink Ice
Cynaroides
Grandicolor
Brenda
Terceira Island
Percentage of Leucadendron 2007/2008
Gold strike88%
Safari3%
Rosete9%
Gold strike
Safari
Rosete
Terceira Island
Future perspectives
• 1 000 000 stems in 2008/09 at Terceira Island• More area will be stablished with varieties of
Protea and Leucospermum genus coming 4 years
• More experiments and investigations to manipulate the flowering season and improve quality pre/post harvest, possible due to Azores University and Agriculture Governmental Department more involvment