Chile had a total prunes production of 90,000 Metric Tons (MT) at the end of the 2022 harvest. Of that amount, 71,000 MT were available for dehydration (79%), and the remaining 19,000 MT were used for fresh fruit. In both cases, around 95% is exported.
Jesús de la Riva, president of Ciruelas Chile A.G talks about cooperation, a collaboration whose goal is a quality and sustainable product and addressing common markets with joint marketing. These are concepts that are repeated within Ciruelas Chile A.G, a trade union that seeks greater synergy of actions, strategies and market attacks with Chileprunes, a trade association that brings together 70% of exports of Chilean prunes.
“Both guilds have many things in common. From the start, we think about and work with prunes in a sustainable way, which should be a work philosophy and also a differentiation when it comes to an almost commodity product,” adds the executive.
“We must continue with the concept of Chile-country-responsible that cares about safety and sustainability, about ESG standards, and that includes not only processing plants but also agricultural production systems; there, both guilds are aligned in producing a sustainable product, being, for example, rigorous with water resources, energy efficiency and working in the orchards with the communities.”
Source: chileprunes.cl