News about Chile

Agrovision enters premium cherry production with Agrovision Chile

Markets

20 Dec 2024

This launch, spearheaded by the acquisition of Chilean grower and exporter ZurGroup, expands Agrovision's superfruit product offering and its commitment to fulfilling its mission to excite consumers and inspire nutritious snacks, using technology.

Mundoagro Cherry Special Congress: in 2025 the first technical congress dedicated to the cherry in Chile

Events

19 Dec 2024

The event, organised by Mundoagro and agronomist Patricio Morales, is positioned as the first 100 per cent technical congress on cherries in Chile and will present topics related to strategies and high-impact management to obtain quality cherries.

Chilean cherries: falling prices in the domestic market, but up to €43/kg in China

Markets

19 Dec 2024

This shows the great enthusiasm for buying this fruit, however, as producers, exporters and technical advisors pointed out, it is necessary to maintain and work for quality through harvesting strategies, training and process optimisation.

Global quality in post-harvest cherries: optimizing results by parameter, variety, and distance to target markets

Post-harvest​

18 Dec 2024

The incidence and progression of physiological disorders that may develop during prolonged storage is a topic that requires maximum attention. Determining optimal storage conditions for each cherry variety is of great importance for the industry and producers.

Strategies for managing post-harvest stress in cherry trees

Tech management

17 Dec 2024

It is important to be able to quantify or have a reference of the reserve content accumulated post-harvest. The analyses most commonly used by the industry to determine the accumulation of reserves are the arginine content in roots and the starch in darts or floral structures.

Chile Week in China: 9th edition highlights growing market opportunities

Markets

13 Dec 2024

The Chilean delegation at the event in Beijing consisted of representatives from 25 companies in the agricultural sector, along with representatives from other industries, according to the Global Times from the Chilean Embassy in China.

GP Graders' AI to support cherry production in Chile

Post-harvest​

12 Dec 2024

With Chile leading the world in cherry exports, especially to markets such as China, GP Graders' innovations are proving to be a key element in maintaining the country's competitiveness. The incorporation of AI improves product quality and system efficiency.

Chilean cherry in China: 140 to 400 pallets per day by air freight

Markets

12 Dec 2024

Julio Ruiz-Tagle, Head of Asia and the Americas at D-Quality Survey, pointed out that the Chilean cherry market in China has shown dynamic behaviour in recent days, influenced by both the steady volume of arrivals and the weather conditions.

Cherry Burst™ is the emerging variety of this Chilean season

Varieties

11 Dec 2024

Being at an early stage with this variety, it is still too early to make a full assessment on demand and prices. “Cherry Burst™ generates a lot of interest in the market, especially among early season buyers,” explained Antonia Sánchez of Bloom Fresh.

The impact of fruit abortion during the harvest period

Tech management

10 Dec 2024

According to reports, abortion or pasma occurs 25-30 days after full flowering, when the fruit has already formed and then falls. A tree with an excessive load, for example, will naturally abort more fruits due to competition for photosynthates.