A group of more than 30 cherry growers and horticulturists from around the world took part in a recent tour in Argentina and Chile organized by Susan Pheasant, Mauricio Frias, and Claudia Acosta. Geraldine Warner compiled this report. Orchardists in northern Argentina aim to be the first on the world market with Southern Hemisphere cherries, but Mother Nature doesn’t always cooperate. Last year, nature was kind to cherry growers in northern Argentina, who had such a large crop they couldn’t harvest it all. This season, cool spring weather left them frustrated with a sparse crop that matured about a week […]
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