The peach is native to China for 3,000 a. c. From there went to Persia. Its Latin name is Prunus persica, comes precisely from Persia, the route was established between China and Persia. It is known that in 330 a. c.se consumption spread to Greece and to the Middle Ages did not reach Europe. It belongs to the Rosaceae family and in turn to the genus Prunus. It needs a temperate climate to grow without problems, because not stand the cold well. Spain is the 2nd largest producer of peaches, behind Italy. 20% of the collection is intended for the industry to make juices, canned fruits, yogurts ... The main peach producing countries are China, Italy, USA, Spain, Greece and France. Geographically, Spain peaches stand Calanda (Teruel) and peaches Murcia.