Importance of Chile as a supplier of fresh fruits in the US is reaffirmed at The Global Produce & Floral Show

Fruits

Chile

Published Nov 3, 2022

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"Fruits from Chile" had an outstanding participation in The Global Produce & Floral Show, which took place in Orlando, USA, last week, and which was also the first face-to-face fair organized by IFPA (International Fresh Produce Association). Our country had a large pavilion, which was very popular with importers, buyers and retailers, who were able to hold business meetings with the representatives of the exporting companies present at the event.

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A national participation that was organized by ASOEX; in conjunction with ProChile. “Chile is one of the main suppliers of fresh fruit in the United States. Last season, 30% of our shipments were destined for this market, with more than 776 thousand tons, which shows that the United States continues to be, in terms of volumes, the main destination for our fruits, therefore, the importance of to be present at this fair that brings together producers and exporters with buyers, importers, distributors and retail", Iván Marambio specified. "With our participation we wanted to make clear the optimism we have regarding this new season of fruit exports that we are beginning. We project very good quality fruit, with good and stable volumes in grapes and blueberries, as well as an increase in citrus shipments. Varietal substitution, focused on the planting of the 'best varieties' of blueberries and grapes, should help to strengthen supply in the long term," added Marambio. The president of ...

Source: Portaldelcampo