Argentine cherries: We expect to see increases in exportable surpluses

Published Nov 14, 2024

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The cherry season in Argentina is off to a good start, with high quality fruit and productive yields, according to Aníbal Caminiti, manager of CAPCI. Despite a slight delay in the harvest due to fluctuating temperatures, the overall progress of the season is 1-3 days ahead of schedule. The early cherry varieties, such as Royal Lynn and Nimba, have already started being exported. Argentina exports 77% of its production by air due to the high prices it fetches, while making few maritime shipments for China. Caminiti believes that China's reliance on Chile for cherries and Chile's increasing production rate could lead to a situation where China has an oversupply, at which point Argentina could step in with its cherries.

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So far, the season is going well! These were the words of CAPCI manager Aníbal Caminiti, who told Portalfrutícola.com when analyzing the season in progress. He pointed out that at the national level they are having a good production season. "We hope to have increases in exportable balances," he said, "we will see how the season develops; we are very satisfied with the quality of the fruit and the weather that has been with us so far." Asked about the delay in the cherry harvest in Patagonia, Caminiti explained that after several days of high temperatures they had a series of cold days and that delayed the harvest a little, but currently all the packing houses are in operation. "This was a temporary situation, where we had days of low temperatures and that slowed down the pace of the season, but it did not affect the logic of the season," he said. He emphasized that, in general, the entire country was 1 to 3 days ahead depending on the variety. "In general terms, in Argentina we ...

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