国际英语资讯:Feature: Chile company seeks to meet Chinas demand for berries
<p><span word="SANTIAGO">SANTIAGO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 19-- <span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="berry">berry</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="supplying">supplying</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coveted">coveted</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="Hortifrut">Hortifrut</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="berry">berry</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exporter">exporter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="berries">berries</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Hemisphere">Hemisphere</span>.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, "<span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="year">year</span> (<span word="summer">summer</span>)," <span word="Hortifrut">Hortifrut</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Moller">Moller</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="exhibit">exhibit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santiago">Santiago</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="products">products</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Moller">Moller</span>.</p><p><span word="Hortifrut">Hortifrut</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> 160 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="berries">berries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 120,000 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2022 <span word="and">and</span> 2023. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> 49 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> 130 <span word="to">to</span> 250 <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="berries">berries</span>, <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Juan">Juan</span> <span word="Ignacio">Ignacio</span> <span word="Allende">Allende</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hortifrut">Hortifrut</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unloading">unloading</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="port">port</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="about">about</span> 35 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="berries">berries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Allende">Allende</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span>.</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="optimum">optimum</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="innovate">innovate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incorporate">incorporate</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="processes">processes</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span>, <span word="logistics">logistics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preservation">preservation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Moller">Moller</span>.</p>
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