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PEAR PRODUCTION IN CHILE: GROWING AREAS, CULTIVARS, EXPORTS AND PROFITABILITY
Article number
475_1
Pages
27 – 34
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Abstract
Area devoted to pear growing areas has increased sharply in Chile in the last 12 years, reaching in 1995 about 17.500 hectares (compared to 6.600 ha in 1985). Cultivation of this crop in Chile extends between the latitude 32° and 35° South, corresponding to Metropolitana, VIth and VIIth Regions.
The main cultivated varieties are Packham’s Triumph (37.4%), Beurré Bosc (23.7%), Anjou (4.9%) and Red Sensation (11.4%). The main problems in this specie are: inadequate zonification of varieties and lack of precocity in most of them.
The profitability of the cultivation has been, however, seriously impacted by the increase of the volume produced and low fruit sales prices, obtaining returns between US$ 2.8–3.0 per box for the grower (this mean 17% of the final sales price at the port). The export volumes have surpassed 9 million boxes.
The main Chilean pears importers are North America (25.0%) and Europe (25.5%).
The main cultivated varieties are Packham’s Triumph (37.4%), Beurré Bosc (23.7%), Anjou (4.9%) and Red Sensation (11.4%). The main problems in this specie are: inadequate zonification of varieties and lack of precocity in most of them.
The profitability of the cultivation has been, however, seriously impacted by the increase of the volume produced and low fruit sales prices, obtaining returns between US$ 2.8–3.0 per box for the grower (this mean 17% of the final sales price at the port). The export volumes have surpassed 9 million boxes.
The main Chilean pears importers are North America (25.0%) and Europe (25.5%).
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Authors
J.A. Yuri, C. Torres
Keywords
Pyrus communis, pear markets, Chilean pears, chilean exports
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