We have observed slower shipments during this 2024 season compared to the 2023 and 2022 seasons. Up to week 23 of the 2024 season, Chile shipped 23,071 metric tons. This is partly due to the delay in the harvest this year.
Year-to-date shipments of prunes have been faster than in the previous two years. This is mainly due to the available volume from the 2023 season, and the important demand from China. New crop ship- ments usually start in April.
Regarding accumulated shipments, we saw a similar season to the 2022 season. Until the past weeks, we saw a slight decrease in shipment volume. Season 2023 to week 52, Chile shipped 168.350 metric tons. The primary market for Chile’s inshell walnuts exports has been…
Prunes Year-to-date shipments have been like the 2022 season, with a slightly faster begin- ning at the beginning of the season. In proportion to the main volume, Chile is increasing the volume of unpitted prunes vs pitted prunes exports by 2%.
This is the time of the year when we manage our orchards to have the best Quality and Sizes for prunes and walnuts. The pruning process. This is an specific activity to reach a unique quality and volume. All this under Health precautions to…
Esta es la época del año en la que manejamos nuestros huertos para tener la mejor Calidad y calibres en ciruelas y nueces. El proceso de poda. Esta es una actividad específica para alcanzar una calidad y volumen únicos. Todo esto bajo las precauciones…