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Argentina has more than 30 years of experience in blueberry cultivation and a production area that covers around 2,100 hectares distributed in several regions. Fernanda Rivadeneira, a specialist from the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) in Concordia, explained to Revista Chacra that, in order to maintain competitiveness in international markets, “it is crucial to search for strategies to ensure the quality of the fruit, both in flavor and size and nutritional value.” Regarding the relationship with the implementation of technologies that optimize the quality of blueberries and enhance their yields, Rivadeneira said that INTA Concordia is studying the effects of using bioregulators on the ripening and quality of these fruits. “Bioregulators are compounds that, when applied in low concentrations, can imitate or modify plant hormones that regulate the growth and development of plants. Although they are not essential for the production of blueberries, they are not essential for the production of blueberries.

The citrus agroindustry in Tucumán and the country is going through a difficult time, with mixed results in 2024 and an uncertain future in the face of a challenging economic and global outlook.

In the last three months, the presence of large quantities of imported lemons has become very visible in the local market, especially from Chile but also from Spain. The news would not attract attention if it were not for the fact that Argentina is a world power in lemon production. From Tucumán and other provinces of the NOA, 21.5% of the world's lemons were produced in 2023, according to statistics from Federcitrus, the entity that groups citrus companies. Last year, the country produced about 2 million tons. Most of it was used in the industry, with 1.45 million tons. Another 220 thousand tons were exported as fresh fruit, and finally the domestic market absorbed about 317 thousand tons. In the sum of citrus fruits, that is, adding oranges and mandarins, Argentina produced about 3.88 million tons in 2023, while on the other side of the mountain range Chile only obtained 412 thousand.