Chile wants to show United States a better grape season in 2023

"The Chilean grape crop is more dependent on the economy and the ability of growers to get the working capital to grow the fruit properly." This is how Nicolás Damm, from Río Blanco, expresses himself about the next grape harvest in Chile, a citrus campaign for the country. "It's the biggest concern right now." "It depends on how bad the growers' results were last season and their ability to get the finance for their new crop," says Damm. As he indicates, the country has the potential to get the same volume of grapes as last season, but ultimately it is a matter of money. "It depends on how bad the growers' results were last season and their ability to get the finance for their new crop," says Damm. "You have to put a lot of money into each hectare before you get any income, and last season was a disaster for a lot of growers." Last year in Chile, not only was the grape harvest delayed, but logistical factors were a headache for many producers and exporters. "So now the banks have ...