Argentina: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual
For Calendar Year (CY) 2015, Post forecasts production at above normal levels as production rebounds following 2014 series of bad weather and to the natural lifecycle of plants, which allows fruit to blossom heavier one season and lighter the following season. 2015 is expected to be the “heavier” season, especially for table grapes projected at 140,000 MT, which will double official estimates for CY 2014. A major increase in domestic consumption is expected for the three types of fruit as a result of the increase in production. In addition, higher volumes of apples and pears will be destined for domestic consumption due to the high inflation in dollar terms in Argentina. Exports are forecast to increase following the production rebound.
