24 Sep 2025
Patagonia’s Argentine cherry growers challenge Chile’s dominance with quality, air freight exports and new markets. Without trade deals and amid rising domestic costs, competitiveness remains fragile, yet differentiation seeks to highlight the strength of the Patagonia brand.
19 Sep 2025
In Chile, Agroseguros offers 100% subsidized insurance against fruit fly outbreaks for farms up to 50 hectares, with payments made within 10 days. Additional coverage for climate risks and wildfires is also available, benefiting over 80,000 fruit producers.
17 Sep 2025
Field trials tested Armonigro on Brooks and Santina cherry trees and May Glo nectarines in Chile’s Aconcagua Valley. The treatments aimed to improve yield and fruit size under adverse climatic conditions, including low chill hours and irregular bud development.
16 Sep 2025
Chilean agronomist Sebastián Tapia will speak at the VI Huacho Symposium. His focus on cherries highlights water management, early pruning, and rootstock choice as essential tools to achieve premium fruit quality, even in regions facing shorter or milder winter conditions.
15 Sep 2025
The Chilean Cherry Committee launches a strategy in South Korea focused on health, digital promotion and tastings in retail stores. The goal is to surpass the strong competition from local strawberries and win over Korean women consumers aged between 18 and 50 years.
12 Sep 2025
Frosts as low as -9°C did not affect cherry production in Patagonia thanks to sprinkler irrigation systems that protect flowers and buds. The Cherry Growers’ Chamber reassures: no damage to crops, but targeted investments are needed to face extreme weather events.
11 Sep 2025
Effective cherry fruit load regulation in Chile and Peru through strategic pruning, thinning, nutrition, and irrigation. Improve fruit size, sugar content, and harvest uniformity while ensuring sustainable yields and orchard performance in competitive export-driven markets.
11 Sep 2025
Chile and Argentina face the cherry market with opposite strategies: the former grows through stability and private investment, the latter seeks revival after years of uncertainty. Innovative packaging now stands out as the decisive factor to win space in global markets.
01 Sep 2025
Climate change is testing cherry cultivation worldwide. In Washington, experts from 20 countries discussed resilient cultivars, winter nets, covers and predictive models. Focus on China, Chile, Portugal, Germany and California with innovative solutions shaping the future.
29 Aug 2025
Chile has launched with China a 100% digital phytosanitary certification system for agricultural exports. The initiative improves security, traceability and efficiency for key products such as cherries, grapes, plums, grains and flowers, while reducing costs and delivery times.
