Almost 30 tons of olives were processed

This year's olive grinding season in the mill of the Olive Society "Boka" in Radanovići has ended.

A little less than 30 tons of olive fruit were processed in that facility, whose services, at a promotional price, unchanged since 2006, can be used by members of that company.

"The quality of the raw material also determines the quality of the product. More than 90 percent of the total processed fruit was harvested, healthy olives," said the director of the "Boka" Olive Society. Vesna Djukic.

She reminded her that the purpose of the acquisition of the mill in one of the first projects of the Olive Society "Boka" back in 2005 was the promotion of clean fruit processing technology: harvesting, instead of collecting from the ground, storage and transportation in hygienic conditions to the place of processing in the shortest possible time , no longer than 48 hours, no salting, keeping in water, compacting in sacks and inappropriate dishes...

"Modern, electric mills, two-phase or three-phase, are, simply put, juicers for olive oil. Extra virgin olive oil is natural olive juice, obtained from healthy, harvested fruit, through a cold pressing process, without the addition of any chemicals that could affect the natural composition and quality of the oil, with, crucially, the professional management of the miller. Everything else, overripe fruit, rotten fruit, stored and salted for a long time, kept in water... gives something else, not quality extra virgin olive oil", said Đukić.

The "Boka" Olive Society emphasizes that, since the beginning of the operation of their mill in Radanovići, they have achieved their goal - to influence the awareness of producers and consumers about the importance of applying modern, clean technology for the processing, production and consumption of extra virgin olive oil.

"By building consumer tastes, we achieved that demand dictates a higher level of product quality," said the association, which gathers olive growers from three Bokele municipalities.