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One major difference so far in this year’s Chilean cherry season compared to previous years is the frequency of arrivals of ocean shipments. Last year, there was generally one arrival per week carrying a very large volume of cherries. This year, in addition to the fastest Hamburg Sud “charter” vessels arriving weekly from Valparaiso Chile to Hong Kong, there are also shipments coming on vessels operated by Hapag Lloyd and Evergreen.

South Tyrol’s unique geography and model of cooperative farming has led it to become a leader in European apple production, both in terms of quality as well as varieties offered.

Produce Report invited Charif Christian Carvajal and Rachel Cao of ASOEX to give an online interactive lecture on December 25 to an audience composed of professionals from many different parts of China’s fresh fruit industry The goal for this lecture to explain how Cherries from Chile will promote its products in China for this season, which runs from November through February.

Winter in China is summertime in Chile, and that means the start of the eagerly anticipated season for Chilean cherries, which have recently been arriving in large volume by air and sea to ports across China—and are this season available to more consumers in more cities than ever.