Salix Fruits has a good start to the Argentine lemon season in 2021. According to reports, after the dry summer, the quality of this season's lemons has reached the "best". The first shipments have been shipped to North America, Russia, the Middle East and Asia.
Alejandro Moralejo, the company's chief executive, said the recent wave of Novel Coronavirus in Argentina had not caused a major problem for the company's production because the company already knew how to deal with the impact of the outbreak better than last year.
"This wave of the outbreak in Argentina has not yet caused substantial problems for agricultural production or ports," he said. "But it still poses a threat to harvesting, packaging and port logistics. That's why the execution of all these tasks must ensure compliance with the agreement, so that the business can proceed normally."
The United States, Russia, Canada and Europe are Salix Fruits' main markets for Argentine lemons. This year, the company plans to increase shipments to the Middle East and will export Argentine lemons to China for the first time.