Category: International

Mexican watermelon production registered 1.199 million tons at the end of November 2023, exceeding the annual totals for 2021 and 2022.

The annual production of Mexican mango exceeded 2.23 million tons through November 2023, breaking the record of last year, as reported by El Economista, using figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader).

During January-November 2023, Chile exported a total of 2,947,000 tons of fruit for a value of $6.89 billion FOB, (sales values are subject to adjustments by IVV1).

World production of table grapes reached 27,898,000 tons in the 2022/2023 campaign, showing an increase of 4.4 percent compared to the 26,712,000 tons registered in the previous campaign (2021/2022)

From January 1 to December 1, 2023, Peruvian exports of fresh table grapes reached 513,545,578 kilos, showing an increase of 29.15 percent vs. last year.

Fedefruta, the federation that represents all of Chile's fruit producers, detects a generalized decrease of 50 percent of early cherry harvests, mainly in the Royal Dawn and Santina varieties.

From January to September 2023, Peruvian avocado exports to 36 countries reached $953 million and showing a growth of 9 percent compared to the $874 million registered in the same months of 2022, reported Agraria, using figures from Peru’s Association of Exporters (ADEX).

This season, Chile has exported 395,889 tons of citrus, of which 15.5 percent correspond to clementines; 43.7 percent to mandarins; 23.7 percent oranges; and 17.1 percent lemons, according to Simfruit, quoting Juan Enrique Ortuzar, the president of the Chilean Fruit Citrus Committee.

From January to October of this year, Peruvian exports of fresh onion totaled $75.3 million, showing an increase of 0.5 percent compared to the $74.9 million registered in the same months of 2022.

The 2023 blueberry season in Peru represents a stage of learning for the industry, especially in the largest exporting areas of the country.