“It is fruit in deplorable situation”: the stonary balance of the Minister of Agriculture for the cherries that arrived in China late

It was not a good season for the cherries industry. Prices did not pick up for the Chinese New Year as expected and were 50% lower than the previous season. But as if that were not enough, the container ship Maersk Saltoro that arrived at the Chinese port of Nansha this Monday, with a month delay due to a breakdown in the high seas, and carrying more than 1,300 containers of cherries, is generating a new headache for Chilean producers and export…

Following a first inspection, the first 15 containers reviewed contained cherries in poor condition, and the rest of the cargo is also expected to be affected, due to the delay of the Maersk Saltoro ship due to technical problems in the high seas.

Today three other containers were opened with cherries, which were rated "unsafe for human consumption". Exporters activate safe.