Argentine pome fruit industry seeks to boost business profitability

게시됨 2024년 6월 13일

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The article reports on the decrease in the commercial harvest of pears and apples in the Río Negro Valley and Neuquén region in the first quarter, with a total of 969,800 tons, marking a 2% decrease from the previous year. Despite the overall decline, the pear harvest saw a 2% increase, reaching 582,500 tons, the highest in five years. In contrast, the apple harvest experienced an 8% drop, totaling 387,300 tons. Nicolás Sánchez, CEO of Patagonia Food and president of the Argentine Chamber of Integrated Fruit Growers (CAFI), discussed the challenges faced by the industry, such as increased production costs due to the government's strategy to control inflation, market volatility in the United States and Europe, and the need for lower labor taxes to maintain profitability. Navigation by sea will continue for another 2 to 3 weeks for shipments, and there are plans to extend this until December to January for shipments within Latin America.

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Figures from the Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (SENASA) and the Fruit Growing Secretariat of Río Negro show that the commercial harvest of pears and apples in the first quarter of the year in the Río Negro Valley and Neuquén is around 969,800 tons. , 2% less year-on-year. In the case of pears, the consolidated data as of April 30 shows that the harvest reaches 582,500 tons, 2% more than the same period of the previous year, being the highest volume of the last five seasons. On the contrary, the commercial apple harvest shows a drop of close to 8% compared to the same date last year, to 387,300 tons. At Portalfruticola.com we spoke with Nicolás Sánchez, CEO of Patagonia Food and president of the Argentine Chamber of Integrated Fruit Growers (CAFI), who commented that shipments are currently being developed by sea, which should be maintained for a few weeks at a good pace. . Asked about the markets, Sánchez explained that the United States has been slower than the previous ...

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