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Markets Production Press review
24 Jan 2024
Due to their differentiated quality, these cherries obtained the first Denomination of Origin of the province. Furthermore, the cherries produced in Los Antiguos are the last to be harvested in the southern hemisphere, in the period between December and mid-February.
01 Jul 2024
The Union requested an 'urgent meeting' with the regional Ministry of Agriculture and convened a meeting to which the leaders of Mancomunidad, cooperatives, warehouses and other farmers' associations were invited.
12 Oct 2026
Rainfall in south-central Chile is raising the risk of fungal and bacterial diseases in orchards. INIA Quilamapu warns that cherry, blueberry, pome fruit and grapevine crops are vulnerable, highlighting monitoring, preventive measures and the removal of infected timber.
12 Oct 2026
In Argentina, Jujuy’s temperate valleys bring cherry harvests forward to late September. Low-chill varieties reach 25-29 °Brix, creating new commercial and export opportunities and arriving 15-20 days ahead of production in Mendoza, Argentina, and Chile’s Coquimbo region.
