It set sail from the Pacific South Terminal in Valparaíso on November 17 and will arrive in Hong Kong on December 10, two days later than the 2022-2023 season; it is the Cautín ship, a Cherry Express service, which carries 110 containers of cherries on board, approximately 3 thousand tons.
Last season, the first ship to arrive in Asia was the “Seaspan Brightness”, and it did so with approximately 143 containers of cherries, equivalent to 2,580 tons that included varieties Royal Dawn (48%), Santina (38%), Glen Red (4%), and Frisco (2%).
Although this year there is no rush for the Chinese New Year, which is celebrated 20 days later than last season, there is great expectation for the arrival of the first maritime shipment of cherries of the current season. Once the fruit arrives at the port of Hong Kong, it will be transported to the wholesale markets of Guangzhou, Shanghai and Jiaxing, marking the beginning of the massive arrival of cherries to the Asian giant.
All the information on the first arrival of cherries by sea and the details of the season in China will be part of our successful Smartcherry section in Destination, which will include weekly reports with data on arrivals, prices, fruit quality, markets, among others.
