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Blueberry Program

Thursday April 11, 2024

Schedule

Theme

Relator

08:00 - 08:30 ACCREDITATION
08:30 - 09:00 Inauguration / Welcome words
Jorge Esquivel

Agr. Eng. MS.

Director of Blueberries Consulting

Andrés Armstrong

Director

Chilean Fruit Blueberry Committee

09:00 - 09:30 Analysis of the 2023-24 season in quality and condition. What do we expect for the future?
Julia Pinto

Technical Manager

Chilean Fruit Blueberry Committee

09:30 - 09:55 Opportunities for Chile in the supply of fresh berries to world markets
Ernesto Pino

General Manager

Fall Creek Chile

09:55 - 10:20 Chile and its strategic position compared to competitors: a look at global data
Pablo Cortés

PUCV Agronomist Engineer

Sales Manager Agronometrics

10:20 - 10:30 Round of questions
10:30 - 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:05 Proposals for genetic renewal for the Chilean blueberry industry
Patty Rodríguez

Improvement Manager

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.

12:05 - 12:25 Block: Blueberry varieties for Chile and marketing models
Ignacio Sanhueza

New Business Assistant Manager

MBO Project Manager

greenvic

12:25 - 12:45
Lucia Corbetto

Founding Partner

Osiris Plant Management

12:45 - 13:00 Pollination strategies in blueberries
Dror Noi

Business Development Manager Colombia & Chile

Bloom X

13:00 - 13:20 Round of questions
13:20 - 14:40 Lunch.
14:40 - 15:20 Conversation panel: State of the global industry and projections of the international blueberry market
Andrés Armstrong

Director

Chilean Fruit Blueberry Committee

Ricardo Polis

South America Regional Director

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.

Ruy Barbosa

President

Cranberry Committee of Chile

Country Manager

North Bay Produce

15:20 - 15:40 Block: Varietal alternatives for blueberries and other berries for Chile
Marcela Zúñiga

Executive Director

Sunnyridge Nurseries

15:40 - 16:00
Martín Donoso

Agricultural Engineer South America

Ekland Marketing Co. (EMCO CAL)

16:00 - 16:20
Borys Chong

R & D

BioTECNOS Director

16:20 - 16:30 Round of questions
16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 - 17:40 Optimization of the minimum economic unit in blueberries and raspberries: the importance of genetics
Abel González

Agr. Eng. Master of Science

Diploma in Statistical Analysis

for Agricultural Studies

Researcher INIA Carillanca

17:40 - 17:50 Question Round
17:50 - 18:00 Closing of the Conference
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Cherry Trees Program

Thursday April 11, 2024

Schedule

Theme

Relator

08:00 - 08:30 Accreditation
08:30 - 09:00 Inauguration / Welcome words
María Sofía Silva

O'Higgins Regional Director

ProChile

Jorge Esquivel

Agr. Eng. MS.

Director of Blueberries Consulting

09:00 - 09:35 Analysis of cherry season results and projections
Manuel José Alcaíno

President

Decofrut

09:35 - 10:10 Chinese Market: New challenges and strategies
Claudia Soler

Executive Director

Chile Fruit Cherry Committee

10:10 - 10:30 Situation of cherry trees in the North of Chile
Jorge Astudillo

Agr. Eng. University of Chile

Production Manager Valle Arriba SpA

10:30 - 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:00 Cherries: a process of continuous improvement
Francisca Barros

Postharvest Advisor

Trio Kimun Technical Manager

12:00 - 12:35 Question Round
12:35 - 13:20 New varieties of cherry trees, current status, commercial analysis and projections
Catalina Möller

Agr. Eng. University

Catholic from Chile

Head of R&D Giddings Cerasus

13:20 - 14:40 Lunch.
14:40 - 15:25 Analysis and learnings from the 2023 cherry season
Walter Masman

Agr. Eng. PUCV

Technical Advisor and Consultant

Cherry Specialist

15:25 - 16:05 Physiology of the cherry tree and its relationship with the soil
Jaime Navarrete

Irrigation and Nutrition Advisor

Cherry trees

16:05 - 16:30 Experiences with the use of polyphenols in cherry trees
Daniela Vaisman

PhD Eng. Chemistry and Biotechnology

Botanitec General Manager

16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 - 17:30 Use of microorganisms in cherry trees: biostimulation and phytosanitary strategies
Lorena Barra

Head of National Bioinput Center

INIA researcher

17:30 - 17:55 Round of questions
17:55 - 18:00 Closing of the Conference
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XXX News Chile Seminar 2024
Chilean cherries: A debatable season

In the room dedicated to the cherry industry, at the last Berries & Cherries Seminar on April 11, different nuances of evaluation for the results of the 2023/2024 season could be seen, generating a very interesting debate

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