Argentina's pear harvest for the year has been completed, albeit with a delay of 10 to 14 days due to late frosts and a cold spring. Despite these challenges, the harvest was fairly successful, although the total yield is estimated to be 7% less than projected, with the Abbé Fétel variety experiencing a 20% decrease in yield. A total of 180,000 tons have been allocated for the northern hemisphere and 50,000 tons for LATAM. Exports are expected to continue until May, with growth seen in the Chinese and Indian markets.
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We spoke with Nicolás Sánchez, CEO of Patagonia Food and president of the Argentine Chamber of Integrated Fruit Growers (CAFI), who indicated that Argentina currently has 20 thousand hectares planted with pears. In addition, he explained that they have currently finished the fruit harvest, “we have had a fairly good harvest, although we did not have good flowering, since we had very late frosts, with a very cold spring and that made flowering come first. that it is delayed and second that it is a fairly long flowering.” He explained that there was a delay in the harvest between 10 to 14 days. “Last year we started harvesting on January 4, but this year we started after January 18. This was a year when there was room for early pears and that meant we lost that opportunity for the first arrivals.” Sánchez commented that the cold spring also caused a long flowering period and that caused some fruits to not develop well, "that is why some varieties such as William and the earlier ...
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