The Union was recognized as a Producers’ Organization within the framework of Reg (EU) 2200/96 and Presidential Decree 36/86, under the decision of the Secondary Commission for the Recognition of Groups of Producers in the Periphery of Peloponnese, in the category of fruit and vegetables.

According to the official data of year 2005, it has 1,433 members while the total cultivated area reaches 2,389 acres.

The object of trade is exclusively apricots and citrus fruit, the main part of which is channelled to the processing industry.

The goal is to create an organization of producers which will function according to the EU regulations, the decisions of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food and the Domestic Law.

	The aim of the Group of Producers is: to better organize the primary production. to improve the quality of the products that are produced by its members. to reduce the production cost . to create the necessary conditions to apply the EU regulations. to protect the environment.
	Capacity, Aims and Perspectives: The U.A.C.K. Producers Organization gathers the products of the producers-members so that it distributes large quantities of apricot and smaller quantities of lemons, oranges and sultana. The distribution of the Producers’ Organization products takes place in the Internal Market directly to the wholesalers, to the central fruit and vegetable markets in Athens, Salonica, etc. Also, large quantities are sold to the processing industries in Greece (to become stewed fruit, juice, and other). A product distribution, on a smaller scale, is also available to retailers. The quantities of the products and the perspectives of each product are as follows:
	Apricots: The main product of the Producers’ Organization. Annually, approximately 6,500 tons are collected. It is distributed to the internal markets as well as in processing and exportation industries.
	Oranges: An important product for the Producers’ Organization. Its annual production is approximately 2,500 tons. It is available for internal consummation as a fresh product or it is given to the liquidisation industries.
	Sultana: The annual production is approximately 250 tons and it is given to the industry.

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