US market flooded with grapes
There are a lot of grapes in the U.S. right now. “The U.S. is currently flooded with grapes. In Chile, we’re around 80 percent done with harvest and most of the fruit for us has been loaded.

Chilean citrus gains access to Mexico under inspection system
Mexico has access to imports of Chilean mandarins, clementines and lemons under an inspection system. The new rules were published after meetings held in Mexico at the beginning of March between

"Normally, the raw material prices for Spanish onions would have been paid for the first Chilean goods"
The supply of raw potatoes and onions continues to be difficult. "Due to the drought last year, we have mainly smaller potatoes available, which is why peeling takes considerably longer. Volumes

Chile apple season well underway with new Fuji varieties near commercialisation
As Chile’s apple harvest and export season is well underway with good volumes to the US, new Fuji apple varieties are in the final stages of evaluation to be launched commercially in time for

“Joy Wing Mau focuses on quality not volume for fruit sourced from Latin America to China”
The Chile based office of China’s Joy Wing Mau Group (JWM), importers and distributors of over 2 000 containers of fruit from South America to China and the rest of Asia, are looking for more

UK avocado sales volumes remain consistent
The supply of avocados from Spain, Israel and Chile are in the later stages of the season and arrivals from Peru and South Africa are now starting to increase. The volumes from Spain were smaller

Chilean plum shipments to North America 50 percent higher than same time last year
Plum supplies continue to be steady from Chile though other stone fruit varieties such as peaches have finished for the season. Nectarines: Through week 10, 22,014 tons/2,446,003 cases of

New Zealand apples and pears available, Chilean stone fruits entered the peak of arrival
With the arrival of two large ships each carrying hundreds of containers of Chilean prunes and plums, Chilean stone fruits entered the peak of arrivals this week. In addition, the first batch of

Chilean apples on the way to the US
In a year when the U.S. apple crop volume is down nearly 10 percent versus the prior year, retailers can look forward to a fresh crop arriving from the southern hemisphere keeping consumers

New varieties and logistics top agenda at South American Blueberry Convention
The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) will hold its second annual South American Blueberry Convention at the Monticello Conference Centre in San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile, on 18 April,

Europe undersupplied with stonefruit
While shipping challenges remain, due to wind and the concomitant delays all along the logistics chain, the European stonefruit market is definitely not oversupplied, says Jacques du Preez of

Online platform to aid cost effective table grape yield prediction months in advance
Table grape yield prediction can now be done months in advance, more cheaply, with less samples and labour input than has been the case for centuries. This is thanks to the online and mobile