Chile focuses attention on lucrative Clementine category Production is surging in Chile, with more growth anticipated for the future following the opening of the US market.

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CHILEAN Clementine traders are anticipating a 9 per cent increase in export volumes in 2007, with good fruit quality and welcoming markets on the cards, particularly in the US, where frosts have shrunk California's citrus deal. "Volumes are normal andgrowing, while fruit quality and condition are both very good," explains Juan Pablo Munoz of Aconcagua Exportadora season, up 9.3 per cent on 2006. A 15 per cent crop increase is forecast for Region IV in the heart of the Chile's Clementine growing area, and a smaller growth is anticipated for Region V, while no increases are likely in the Metropolitan Region or Region VI.