Chile: O'Higgins' fruit area almost reaches 100 thousand hectares, especially of cherries and European plums

The Natural Resources Information Center (CIREN) has released the 2024 Fruit Cadastre for the O'Higgins Region, revealing that the fruit-growing area has expanded by 25% over the past decade, now covering 99,901.51 hectares. The report, funded by the Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (ODEPA), details the dominance of cherry trees across this area. Despite challenges like climate change and drought, fruit sector exports have seen a 36% value increase, reaching US$ 8,232 million in 2023. The registry, crucial for tracking sector trends and supporting the country's geographic information system, was compiled through 9,118 surveys and 462 company questionnaires.

The Natural Resources Information Center, Ciren, announced the 2024 Fruit Cadastre of the O'Higgins Region, which reflects that the fruit-growing area reaches 99,901.51 hectares, dominated in that total by the fruit species of cherry with 29,934.61 hectares; European plum with 9,699.83 hectares; table vine with 8,917.52 hectares; walnut with 7,331.69 hectares and nectarine with an area of 5,694.48 hectares. This cadastre was carried out with funding from the Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies, ODEPA and consisted of a census investigation of the entire universe of properties with fruit plantations, obtaining information on surface area, infrastructure and fruit agroindustry. To obtain this data, CIREN conducted 9,118 surveys on farms with a planted area equal to or greater than 0.5 hectares and over 50 plants in the case of persimmon, passion fruit, babaco, guava, feijoa, mango, pistachio and date palm, which provided information on fruit area, number of trees planted, year ...