Chilean citrus exporters face challenging season

On the verge of the Chilean citrus season, the citrus committee of the Chilean Association of Fruit Exporters (ASOEX) BB #:156234, delivered disappointing estimates of what is expected for this year’s exports, noting that the challenges will be much greater than those that have been faced in previous seasons.President of the Citrus Committee, Juan Enrique Ortúzar, told Simfruit, “It is a challenging season because there are several situations that come together and one is the increase in logistics costs, which have practically doubled. Added to this are the problems arising from COVID. In the Chinese market there are still many restrictions, and although in other countries they have been decreasing, we are still facing the consequences of the pandemic. And last, but not least, is the drought that has been dragging on in Chile for more than a decade.”Clementines will be the most affected, for this season an export volume of 45,000 tons is expected, which represents a 35 percent ...