Chile's cherry production will exceed 500,000 tons, and fresh peach and nectarine exports will reach 116,000 tons

Cherry Benefiting from the strong demand of the Chinese market and the high profit of cherries, the cherry planting area in Chile has maintained a steady growth in the past decade. It is expected that the cherry planting area will reach 67,000 hectares in the 2024/25 season, an increase of 5.5% over the 2023/24 season. In the 2023/24 season, the cherry planting area increased by 3.1% to 63,945 hectares, but the harvested area is estimated to be 58,000 hectares, because many cherry orchards were established not long ago, and cherry trees only began to bear fruit 4-5 years after planting. With the increase in planting area, Chile's cherry production has continued to grow year by year. However, in the 2023/24 season, despite the increase in planting area, the output fell by 0.2%. The warm winter and rainy spring in the 2023/24 season reduced the unit area yield of cherries, resulting in a lower-than-expected total output. The winter rainfall in the 25th season is sufficient and the ...