Cherries: Foresight and Regional Opportunities
Advantages of Peru • Seize the off-season with the Northern Hemisphere. • Seize the available labor. • Cherries a little earlier than Chile
Disadvantages of Peru • • • •
Availability of plants in nurseries. Cost of plants in nurseries. It is not entirely clear actual availability of cold hours. Ignorance about growing, both in production and in the process, post-harvest and marketing chain.
CAJAMARCA
CAJAMARCA
JUNIN JUNIN
CUZCO
CUZCO
CAJAMARCA
Production Areas Monthly temperatures in Cajamarca ° C 25 22
22 21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
Temperatura °C
20
15 Temp. max. [ºC] 10
Temp. min. [ºC] 8 7
7
7
7 6
5
5
6
5
4 3
3
0 ENE FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AGO SET OCT NOV DIC
Production Areas Rainfall [mm] per month in Cajamarca 140 126
120
Cosecha
102
100
93
89 80
78
76
60
58
40
37
20
34 13
0 ENE
FEB
MAR
ABR
MAY
JUN
6 JUL
8 AGO
SET
OCT
NOV
DIC
Production Areas, Cajamarca
Temperatures Highs (째C)
Production Areas, Cajamarca
Temperatures Minimum (째C)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Production Areas, Cajamarca Rainfall (mm)
JUNIN
Production Areas, Junin Monthly Minimum Maximum Temperatures Temperaturas mínimasand y máximas mensuales. ° C (°C)
FROST
Production Areas, Junin Monthly Rainfall (mm) (mm). Precipitaciones mensuales
HARVEST
CUSCO
Production Areas Average monthly temperatures in Cusco 째 C 25
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
21
21
6
6
OCT
NOV
21
Frost
15
10 7
7
5
6
5
4
3 1
0 ENE
FEB
MAR
ABR
MAY
7
JUN
2 0 JUL
AGO
SET
DIC
Production Areas Monthly rainfall in Cusco- Millimeters (mm) 180 160
160
140
Harvest
133
120
120 108
100 80
79
60 47
44
40
22
20 9
0 ENE
FEB
MAR
ABR
MAY
2 JUN
4 JUL
8 AGO
SET
OCT
NOV
DIC
CHERRIES UNDER PLASTIC
Fruit production in Cusco
AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CHERRY PRODUCTS - A LONG TERM VIEW FOR PERU
Conclusions -Great opportunity for the Peruvian Andes -Lower startup cost tan blueberries -Return later than blueberries -Peru is prepared for the introduction of new species, like blueberries.
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