On Tuesday, April 5, there were some localized rains especially in the northern area of the region of Valparaiso and there were rains with no significant volume in the Metropolitan and O'Higgins regions. (Below are the reports of the places were it rained and drizzled).
As usual, after the rain, on Tuesday afternoon, producers of table grapes started conducting crop protection measures and pesticide treatments on their crops to prevent decay. The areas were it rained will be objectively assessed in coming days to classify the fruit that will be exported.
The industry and trade organizations are concerned because poorly informed news outlets are reporting news without confirming their information, or from unauthorized sources, misinforming importers and customers in general.
Asoex and Fedefruta stated that the producers and exporters make a rigorous classification of the fruit that will be exported. Not doing it would be economically counterproductive and go against the reputation of an industry that always aims at being a reliable supplier of fresh fruit for all markets.
Reports
Precipitation Report for April 5 for the regions of Coquimbo (IV), Valparaiso (V),
Metropolitana (RM), O'Higgins (VI)
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http://bit.ly/1qsZ4pUWeather stations that show no precipitations in April http://bit.ly/1quNHgH