International experts visit Chile to talk to academics, technicians and producers of blueberries, the intention is to stop socializing and conversing development experiences transversely to take corresponding measures.
The August 28 will be held in Chile “International Seminar Blueberries: New Techniques and Business Trends in the Industry”. The event will be held in the Conference Center Monticello, and will involve international experts with Chilean academics and researchers will discuss technical and blueberry growers across the country, which may clear your doubts and share experiences in the face of new industry challenges blueberry domestic production and marketing in international markets.
open Call
To participate in this event need only register and attend the willingness to share information relevant to your business productive. The activity is open to all interested public and can be present at all levels of participation, to receive information of new technologies or marketing opportunities, sharing their own experiences in the production process, or raising individual concerns or collective the guests be responsible for resolving. The detailed program and registration to participate can do in the web portal www.blueberrieschile.cl
Guests
Organizers called for prominent national and international exhibitors who bring their knowledge and experience from different perspectives to overcome current challenges such as characterization of soils, plant nutrition, pest and disease control, use of new varieties, handling preharvest, harvest , postharvest and marketing in different markets.
Among the names of foreign exhibitors is the Spanish international consultant with many successes in advising, Manuel Jesús Muñoz, who will speak on “Issues and Challenges in fertilization for high quality fruit: the Mediterranean reality”; international benchmarks, Ivan Frutos, Country Manager & TECH LABS AGQ MEXICO and Matt Blechman, Reiter Affiliated Companies; the first lecture on “Nutritional strategies for productive success of Blueberries in Mexico” and the second on “summer and winter pruning quality oriented. Experiences in USA. “Also Evan Pence, California Giant, will talk on “Marketing of Chilean blueberries in USA before and after methyl bromide fumigation. Update the 2014 American season, volumes and stock. “
By national reporters expose Bruno Defilippi, INIA La Platina investigator on research on “Variability in the metabolism of cranberry genotypes and its effect on post-harvest handling. Experiences with Modified Atmosphere Atmosphere Controlled Sulfur Dioxide “; Edith Fuentes, Research Center CER Rosario, who together with a representative of the SAG will speak on “Strategies to address the presence of Lobesia botrana: Identification, monitoring and control alternatives”; and finally the academic and researcher at the University of Talca, Jorge Retamales, will speak on “Integrating factors and handling pre-and post-harvest crop to optimize blueberry”.
Conversation tables
In addition to the statements referred to, and which involve attendees with questions or the experts, there will be roundtable conversation on various subjects, among them information and experiences on the use of new alternative varieties of blueberries will be exchanged in accordance with objective and area production; commercial blueberry vision globally with emphasis on emerging markets; or importance and control strategies of Botrytis cinerea in blueberries. These instances of conversation with the participation of Sunnyridge and Fall Creek, two companies leading development of new varieties, among other panelists.
organizers
This international seminar is organized jointly by the International Laboratory Blueberrieschile.cl and AGQ, and is embodied by the constant interest of the participants in the industry to have new techniques and market trends for the demanding international markets.
This joint meeting of international experts, academics, researchers, technicians and producers takes place in a global context that bilberry fruit was the most dynamic in international markets, with a growth rate of 9% in volume globally blueberries have tripled the growth of the fruit industry in general.
United States, the largest market for Chilean blueberries, consumption has remained, however most markets have grown in demand, highlighting Australia, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Venezuela.
Euromonitor estimates that the volume of blueberries should increase by 40% by 2018, surpassing the mark of one million tons. The markets should increase their consumption significantly in the coming years are: Singapore, Philippines, Norway, Malaysia and Sweden. UK, despite having a developed market, is expected to have a volume growth of 76%.
In this perspective, so encouraging from the commercial for Chilean producers, which in turn are the biggest exporters in the world, experts advise stopping to socialize and discuss development experiences transversely to take action in the various stages of production of blueberries with a holistic view, facing her from the orchard to the consumer, especially because the Chilean production is developed throughout the country and different climate zones, using different varieties.