Chilean cherries affected again by unexpected rains

Chilean fruit growers are affected again by unexpected rains in an important period of the harvest. To find out the situation of cherries, one of the country's star crops, the technical advisor and consultant, specialist in Cherry and Stone Trees Walter Masman, explained that the rains at the end of October had already generated a split of 30% to 60% in the fruit. Walter Masman The problem with the rain last Friday, Masman pointed out, is that a large part of Chile is with the Santina variety very advanced, the harvest is approaching, "therefore a rain event of the characteristics that we are having, the intensity and the duration that it entails, literally the damage can be very significant, also strongly affecting Royal Dawn, it can literally liquidate it.” Masman added that "in Lapins we would have to see how advanced the phenological state is, but since it is a transversal rain, the damage can be very significant." Additionally, the meteorologist and CEO Chile Weather & ...