Chile anticipates a good season for citrus: 383 thousand tons are projected

Published 2024년 4월 22일

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The Chilean Citrus Fruit Committee forecasts a promising citrus season with an expected yield of 383 thousand tons, marking a slight 4% decrease from the previous year. Despite this optimism, climate change, particularly drought, threatens the industry, with clementine production projected to fall by 35%, mainly in the Coquimbo Region, a crucial area that produces 70% of Chile's clementines. In response, research is being conducted to enhance water use efficiency and create drought-resistant citrus varieties. The industry is also strategically targeting the North American and Asian markets, focusing on the United States and Japan, while also developing sweeter citrus varieties to cater to the Chinese market's preferences.

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After the summer agricultural season ends, autumn citrus fruits begin to take on importance in the fields of Chile. Regarding this, the Chilean Citrus Fruit Committee projects “a good season”, with 383 thousand tons of fruits. This Saturday, the manager of the Chilean Citrus Fruits Committee, Monserrat Valenzuela, spoke with Juan Pablo Matte on Agenda Agrícola, where she analyzed the present and future of citrus fruits in Chile. Regarding the start of the season, Valenzuela noted that “we are expecting a good season. "We are expecting 383 thousand tons of citrus, it is 4% less than the previous season, but it is an important volume with a season that looks stable." Despite good projections, climate change once again threatens production volume. In that sense, as a result of the climate crisis “clementine production is going to drop by 35%. We are waiting for 40 thousand tons. Chile has 4 thousand hectares planted with clementines and 70% is in the fourth region (Coquimbo Region), ...

Source: Comitedecitricos