Asoex Citrus Committee updates Chilean citrus export estimates for the 2022 season
Chile
Published Jul 1, 2022
Tridge summary
As was reported, during this season a considerable frost occurred. Low temperatures affected different producing areas; however, the extension of the phenomenon was limited, affecting only some valleys and sectors within the affected orchards.
Original content
Given what happened, the Citrus Committee called on exporters to implement the work plan established to deal with these situations, which is developed in the "Manual of action against frost", with the aim that producers and exporters act together according to a rigorous work plan, designed to prevent fruit damaged by low temperatures from being exported. The plan contemplates, among other actions, the installation of thermographs in the orchards and the temporary suspension of harvests in the affected orchards until all the fruit is inspected and it is confirmed that it meets the established export tolerances. The Chilean industry is prepared and has the technology and technical capacity to separate the fruit that presents damage both in the field and in the packing, thus avoiding its packaging and export. The indicated measures have already been applied in previous seasons with very good results. The adjustment of the export estimate for the season by species is, in the case of ...
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