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Growing by 75% in six years

Chile: The fruit industry in the Bio Bio region

The surface dedicated to fruit trees in the Chilean region of Bio Bio has been continuously expanding for the last six years, according to figures from Bio Bio Region's Fruit Cadastre, a document presented last week by the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Álvaro Cruzat, in Concepcion, Chile.

The increase amounts to 75.7% in the last six years, reaching 11,212.2 hectares, which contrasts with the figures reached in the year 2006, when the surface was of just 6,382 hectares. As regards data by province, the ones with more hectares dedicated to fruit growing is Ñuble, with 7,728 hectares, which has grown by 80% compared to 2006; an increase of 3,434 hectares. The largest percentage of these is dedicated to blueberries (2,748 hectares), raspberries (1,087 hectares) and cherries (1,075 hectares). 

The province of Bio Bio has grown by 65.8%, reaching 3,346 hectares, which means an increase of 1,328 hectares during this period. In this area we can highlight the increase in red apple trees (599 hectares), walnut trees (394 hectares) and cherries (208 hectares). 

Arauco reached 20 hectares, growing by 30.2%. Concepción is also worth mentioning, as it grew by 117.6%, reaching 118 hectares.

Regarding species, the registry shows that the cultivated surface is mainly dedicated to blueberries (4,280.2 hectares), followed by red apples (1,415 hectares) cherries (1,309 hectares) and raspberries (1,283 hectares).

For Ciren's Executive Director, Eugenio González, "with the Fruit Cadastre you can see that the current tendency is to expand. It is also a good source of information for support and training schemes arranged by the Government through Indap."

José Ignacio Vargas, National Deputy Director of Odepa, pointed out that "for the Office for Agricultural Policy Studies it is very important to fund the updating of the fruit cadastre, as it then offers current information that helps in management policies and investments for both fruit growers and their industry,"

The Fruit Cadastre 2012 also contains information about the regions of La Araucanía (95.3% growth), Los Ríos (91.6% growth) and Los Lagos (52.1% growth).



Source: Diarioladiscusion
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