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ACONCAGUA


Aconcagua Valley, San Felipe, Los Andes, Quillota


The orchards and vineyards of the Aconcagua Valley are fed by more than a hundred canals and aqueducts, each carrying glacial run off from the Andes via the Aconcagua River and its tributaries.


This valley was the natural first choice to be planted in the early years of the Chilean fruit industry. Today, it produces the largest variety of fresh fruits of all the nine growing regions of Chile, and even twice the amount produced by Coquimbo Region to the north.

The Aconcagua Valley is separated into three major growing regions.


One is coastal and two are inland; Quillota, San Felipe and Los Andes respectively. Although San Felipe and Los Andes are located in separate valleys, they enjoy similar climates. The climate is very much like the lower San Joaquin Valley of California, but with lower night time temperatures. This phenomenon provides the region with stone fruits, grapes and red apple varieties with good colour.

The coastal valley of Quillota has an exceptional climate for sub-tropical fruit such as avocado, where sixty five percent of the Chilean avocado production is grown.

Principal exports from the Aconcagua
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Principal fruits of exportation of
ACONCAGUA
 
Main varieties stated Production
Varieties
Production Area (ha)
Use of the declared Production %
Export
Domestic Market
Agro-industry
Waste
Almond
476.8
17.2
78.4
4.1
0.4
Cherry
1.7
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
European Plum
127.5
19.6
44.5
35.9
0.0
Japanese Plum
407.2
60.5
31.7
2.3
5.5
Apricot
446.8
4.7
33.4
61.5
0.4
Peach Fresh Consumption
436.6
39.5
52.5
6.6
1.4
Peach Conserve
2,407.7
3.0
22.4
74.6
0.0
Kiwifruit
249.6
64.3
34.4
0.1
1.2
Lemon Tree
1,131.9
36.6
63.4
0.0
0.0
Red Apple Tree
77.0
66.9
25.8
6.8
0.5
Green Apple Tree
104.5
33.1
15.0
50.9
1.0
Quince
30.0
0.0
37.5
62.2
0.3
Orange
545.0
1.8
96.5
1.6
0.0
Nectarine Tree
479.3
49.8
47.7
1.5
0.9
Walnut
1,140.5
21.1
72.6
6.0
0.3
Common Olive
222.1
8.5
83.2
8.2
0.0
Avocado Tree
8,649.6
57.9
42.0
0.0
0.1
Asian Pear Tree
46.3
72.2
26.8
0.2
0.7
Pear Tree
254.5
43.3
49.7
6.8
0.1
Table Grape
8,419.3
74.7
11.5
10.6
3.1
Total
25,653.9
50.9
30.5
17.2
1.4
Source: Visión Frutícola de Chile - 2004

Main varities stated Production
Varieties
Production Area (ha)
Use of the declared Production %
Export
Domestic Market
Agro-industry
Waste
American Blueberry
36.8
94.1
0.0
5.9
0.0
Cherimoya Tree
272.9
6.5
75.0
18.5
0.0
Common Fig
4.0
53.9
46.1
0.0
0.0
Grapefruit Tree
102.4
30.9
68.5
0.6
0.0
Kaki
53.6
60.0
37.2
0.0
2.8
Lime tree
1.0
90.0
9.1
0.0
0.0
Lucuma Tree
76.3
0.0
34.8
65.2
0.0
Medlar Tree
38.6
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Papaya Tree
43.6
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
Plum Cot
21.6
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
Raspberry
80.6
95.0
3.1
1.9
0.0
Sour Cherry
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
Tangelo Tree
4.5
0.0
90.0
0.0
10.0
Tangerine Tree
297.4
21.5
74.5
4.1
0.0
Tuna
97.1
0.0
99.8
0.2
0.0
Total
1,131.0
21.3
63.70
14.90
0.1
Source: Visión Frutícola de Chile - 2004