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Chilean avocado committee shares 2021 season update

Fresh Avocado
Chile
Published Nov 19, 2021

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The Chilean avocado industry will face challenges José Gabriel Correa, president of the Chilean Avocado Committee told FreshFruitPortal.

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The Chilean avocado industry continues to face challenges but this season is looking to hit normal production levels, José Gabriel Correa, president of the Chilean Avocado Committee told Fresh Fruit Portal. The challenges for the agricultural industry in general have been numerous, but getting materials and supply chain logistics have been major issues for Chilean avocados. "To comply with the technical specifications of our clients, we have had to be more flexible, both at origin and with our clients at the destination in order to be able to export the fruit," Correa said. To reduce impacts of these challenges, the Committee has developed various measures, one of which is based on the efficiency of the production chain, from harvest to packing. “There is a part of the chain that you don't control so together with the ASOEX, we are working on setting priorities, so that everything that is fruit has preference." The avocado season in Chile started between the end of August and the ...
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