Harvest of Chilean prunes ends with good quantities and high quality products

A total of 90,000 metric tons of prunes (dried plums) were harvested in Chile this year, which is in line with market estimates made two months ago. 71,000 metric tons were dehydrated and the remaining 19,000 metric tons were used as fresh fruit. According to a report, Pedro Acuña, executive director of Chileprunes pointed out that the figures were higher than those registered in the previous period and last season, there were lower stocks worldwide due to production losses in Chile, France and Argentina. These losses caused by natural disasters affected international prices. In Chile, 12,451 hectares are used to grow European plum trees and are located just south of Santiago, the country's capital in region VI. In 2021, there were labor shortages and pruning costs, creating low load regulation. Regarding flowering and fruit set, the first was somewhat abundant and late, while the second, which occurs in September and October in Chile, caused heavy loads in most of the productive ...