Cherry exports had a season of sweet and sour in 2021-22. While domestic shipments again generated a record of outputs with a total of 356,385 tons, these were only 1% higher than last season.
The high prices of the first arrivals in China were surprising, higher than those of the previous four seasons, but, during the largest number of cherry arrivals since the end of December, the outlook became adverse due to problems in export logistics, causing delays mainly in unloading and customs clearance at Chinese ports.
This meant losses in the quality and condition of the cherries that could not enter before the Chinese New Year (CNY). This is part of the analysis that iQonsulting will deliver in this #MiércolesOnline of Fedefruta (Wednesday 6:00 p.m., at 10:00 a.m.), with information collected from its “Cherry Yearbook 2021 – 2022”, sponsored by Asoex through the Chilean Cherry Committee and Fedefruta.
