Argentine cherries refine their strategy in early and late fruit

“The production in Río Negro and Neuquén has been very important and full; we can anticipate that there will be a record production for the region and surely also in the exportable balances of Argentine cherries, especially in that region,” said in an interview with Portalfruticola.com the general manager of the Argentine Chamber of Integrated Cherry Producers (CAPCI), Aníbal Caminiti. He commented that they are currently in full production in the lower valley of the Chubut River, while last week the harvests began in the Sarmiento area, which is a little further south. “The harvest in the town of Los Antiguos will begin at the beginning of January,” he explained. Caminiti explained that the Chubut region faced some climatic episodes that generated a decrease in the expected projection, “especially due to rain and hail that are not common in that area, and partly reduced what was planned for this year’s production.” As for Los Antiguos, he said that production is now in full ...