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Thursday April 10, 2025

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08:00 AM - 08:45 PM Accreditation
08:45 AM - 09:00 PM Welcome words
Jorge Esquivel

Agricultural Engineer, M.Sc. Chemistry

Agricultural Autonomous University

from Madrid - International Advisor

Ruy Barbosa

President

Cranberry Committee of Chile

Country Manager

North Bay Produce

09:00 AM - 10:00 PM Panel discussion: How to make the blueberry and cherry industries compatible? Logistical and commercial challenges
Manuel José Alcaíno

President

Decofrut

Francisco Labarca

Executive Director

South Port Shipping

José Monasterio

Manager

Quality and Postharvest

Frusan SA

Fernando Martino

Agr. Eng. University of Chile

M.Sc. in Marketing

International Products

Food and Agricultural

Claudio Moore Siqués

Head of the Subdepartment

Phytosanitary Certification

SAG

10:00 AM - 11:00 PM Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:25 PM What opportunities does Chile have in the global market? Weekly analysis of data from recent seasons
Pablo Cortés

PUCV Agronomist Engineer

Sales Manager Agronometrics

11:25 AM - 11:50 PM Quality and condition analysis of the last season's blueberry by origin: Chile and competing countries
Ignacio Santibáñez

CEO

QIMA Produces

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM The keys to Chile regaining leadership in the global blueberry industry
Ernesto Pino

General Manager

Fall Creek Chile

12:30 AM - 12:45 PM Round of questions
12:45 AM - 13:45 PM Panel discussion: Chile's position in the global blueberry situation. What do consumers want?
Felipe Silva

Director of Agrovision Chile

Ignacio Santibáñez

CEO

QIMA Produces

Andrés Armstrong

Director

Blueberry Committee

Chile Fruits

Gonzalo Bachelet

CEO Vitafoods

President of Chile Food

13:45 AM - 15:00 PM Brunch
15:00 AM - 15:20 PM Rapid detection device for high-impact commercial diseases in cherry and blueberry trees
Paula Vargas

Agricultural Engineer

Mg.Cs. Data Science

Specialist in

INIA's digital agriculture

15:20 AM - 15:40 PM Pollination: strategies and technologies to maximize productive potential
Ignacio Nahuel Izurieta

Global Beekeeping Expert

Beeflow

15:40 AM - 16:20 PM Production areas and varietal alternatives: strategies to regain competitiveness
Julia Pinto

Technical Manager

Blueberry Committee

Chile Fruits

16:20 AM - 16:30 PM Question Round
16:30 AM - 17:00 PM Coffee Break
17:00 AM - 17:50 PM Panel discussion: Blueberry and other berry varieties available for Chile and marketing models
Ernesto Pino

General Manager

Fall Creek Chile

Pablo Cancino

Commercial Manager

Synergiabio

Jorge Nanjarí

Head of R&D

Sunnyridge Nurseries

Ignacio Sanhueza

New Business Assistant Manager

MBO Project Manager

greenvic

Lucia Corbetto

Founding Partner

Osiris Plant Management

17:50 AM - 18:00 PM Closing of the day
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News XXXV International Seminar Chile 2025
Positive economic variables for the Chilean blueberry industry

The main emphasis was placed on fruit quality, one of the crucial factors for projecting the industry's development in the medium and long term. Other important challenges were also addressed, such as varietal renewal and the need to anticipate potential tariff scenarios in key markets like the United States.

The Blueberries Consulting Seminar could mark a turning point in the Chilean blueberry industry.

The prestige of the panelists, the strength of their arguments, their extensive experience and market knowledge, and the quality and depth with which the topics were covered made the Chile Seminar one of the important milestones in the analysis and evaluation of an industry that has lost competitiveness in recent years.

Chile's opportunities in the blueberry market will be analyzed at Monticello 2025.

This will be a very interesting meeting for Chilean producers and an opportunity to analyze and develop strategies that will allow the Chilean industry to regain competitiveness and prominence in the global blueberry market.

Diagnosis and projections of the Chilean blueberry industry

The quality and prestige of the panelists participating in the discussion of various topics on the various panel discussions guarantee an accurate and reliable assessment of the current state of the industry and its future prospects.

"The Chilean Seminar will focus on the recovery of the blueberry industry."

The blueberry market is not only still strong, but demand for the fruit continues to grow on all continents, so the blueberry business is booming, accompanied by new genetics that allow us to offer fruit with better size, better firmness, and better quality upon arrival to the final consumer.

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Monticello Conference Center

Sun Monticello - Panamericana Sur, San Francisco de Mostazal, Mostazal, Chile

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