Chile
The Ucuquer and Alicura fields are already in season. Together, these two projects total 1,100 hectares of Hass avocados and have a production potential of 16 million kilos.
“The Ucuquer and Alicura projects add up to 1,100 hectares of avocados in total. We started the season in mid-June with a high dry-matter percentage, a nice size curve and a high percentage suitable for export”
In the field, one of the main focuses is water management. As Andrés Silva Chávez, Project Manager of Ucuquer, explains, monitoring soil conditions makes it possible to fine-tune irrigation and give the trees the water they need, avoiding excess.
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