Argentina, the second-largest country in South America, has a small but expanding cherry industry. Around half of the countrys 7,000 acres of cherry orchards are in the state of Mendoza, which is located east of Santiago, Chile, in the eastern foothills of the Andes mountain range. It is the earliest cherry growing region in the country, with Bing cherry harvest beginning in early November. The latitude is 33S, the equivalent of southern California. Mendozas cherry orchards vary in size from about 20 to 500 hectares (50 to 1,200 acres). There are about 50 growers and seven export companies. Mariano Quirs, […]