Chilean stone fruit market is strong as West Coast ports experience some delays
The Chilean stone fruit season is off to a good start, though the US West Coast has seen some delays so far. Cristian Ramila of Bengard Marketing shares: “The growing conditions in Chile were very good this season, with good chill hours and excellent weather throughout the spring and summer. We are currently importing peaches, plums and nectarines as our main stone fruits.”
Rich Lady Peaches.
Congestion on the West Coast
While Chile has produced an on-start time to the season and good volumes, there have been delays on the West Coast of the US in getting the season off the ground. Ramila says: “Usually, we start unloading for the season in December but there has been a lot of congestion on the pier that has been making it tough to get the fruit unloaded. The fruit should have started arriving the first week after Christmas, but we didn’t get it until the first week of January. This has created