Mesh woven with monofilament , used in fruit harvesting.
Among its most notable uses is as a harvesting blanket for olives or almonds as well as other nuts such as walnuts or pistachios .
Characteristics
Flexible, light and resistant fabric.
Availability of custom cloths.
Colors: black, green.
Non-toxic product, complying with the European food packaging regulations.
Different fabric constructions.
On farms where collection is mechanized, a higher performance fabric is required.
Benefits
The knocked down fruits fall on the canvas and do not touch the ground, being delivered to the oil mill with less impurities or dirt, obtaining a higher quality harvest.
This aspect must be taken into account when harvesting the olives, since from here we can distinguish 2 types of categories: “flight” or “ground”:
With the arrival of machinery, fabrics have adapted for greater durability and resistance.