Estimates are the rain in November damaged 30% of Chile's early cherries
The fruit guild has already begun to estimate the possible damage that the intense rains that affected the central and southern areas of Chile last weekend will have on the 2023/2024 season.
"We're still assessing damages, but it seems this climate front damaged 30% of the early fruit," stated Jorge Valenzuela, the president of Fedefruta.
The rains in the period of fruit
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