Alessandro Zampagna, General Manager of Origine Group, went to Chile for the start of the Chilean kiwi season. Among the 10 companies associated in Origine Group, there is David Del Curto S.A., a historical Chilean company that, in a wide basket of fruit and vegetable products, produce high quality kiwis.
With Del Curto production from the Southern hemisphere, the Origine Group is on the international markets, especially in Asia, all the year round with the top-quality brand Sweeki.
The first containers are leaving Santiago and will reach their Far East destinations in one month. Origine plans to sell at least 60 containers of Chilean kiwi this season. The all-year-round presence of Sweeki on the market is considered crucial by Origine Group in order to satisfy customers who are already buying the Italian kiwi.
In general, the present season of Chilean kiwis looks similar to last year in quantity, but with bigger sizes and a slightly later harvesting. The vast majority of the production is green kiwi, mainly Hayward, with good quality even though it's quite variable from one area to another.
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