Despite a 2-week delay, a good start to the Chilean table grape season is expected

According to information provided to Simfruit by IQosulting, this 2022/23 season has been affected by a cold spring at the beginning, which has caused delays in the start of harvests in some of the export fruit trees, where table grapes were not present. exempt. Until week 48, ending on December 4, there have been no shipments of this fruit, unlike last season when 37 tons had already been exported, corresponding to 4,560 boxes of 8.2 kg eq. During the past year, shipments during week 48 were exclusively red seedless varieties, however, at week 49 white seedless varieties took center stage in shipments. On the contrary, during this 2022/23 season, harvests timidly began on Monday, December 5, in the upper part of Copiapó, at Agrícola Manflas. The first variety to be harvested was Superior (white seedless), while Sweet Globe (white seedless) was scheduled to be harvested on Friday, December 9. It is unlikely that any volume will be dispatched this week, however, space in ships is ...