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Tackling the Fruit Fly Challenge

This season, the industry is facing a significant new challenge with the fruit fly, an issue that demands close collaboration with our growers.
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Season 24/25: Here we come!

At David del Curto, we aim to export 2.5 million boxes of fruit in the 2024/25 season, an 82% increase from last year.
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Retiro Packinghouse

Región del Maule

11.300  m² (built area)

BLUEBERRIES

kg. / hr.

Process Line 3 – Unitec 16 lanes

2.130

APPLES

kg. / hr.

Process Line 1 – MAF 8 lanes

7.950

Romeral Packinghouse

(Curicó) Región del Maule

33.793  m² (built area)

CHERRIES

kg. / hr.

Process Line 5 – Unitec 30 lanes

Cherry Vision 3.0

15.000

APPLES

kg. / hr.

Process Line 1 – Prodol 4 lanes
Process Line 5 – MAF 6 lanes
Process Line 3 – (Presiezer) MAF 8 lanes

6.070

8.800

8.800

D’AGEN PLUMS

kg. / hr.

Process Line 5 – Unitec 30 lanes

15.840

Our board members

William E. Peressini

Chairman of the Board DDC Retired as President and Chief Executive Officer – Hancock Natural Resource Group (May 23, 2021)

Oliver S. Williams IV, CFA®

Board Director DDC Global Head of Agriculture Investments , Manulife Investment Management

Peta-Gaye Prinn

Board Director DDC Managing Director and Deputy Chief Counsel, Timberland and Agriculture, Manulife Investment Management

Stuart Pattillo

Board Director DDC Senior Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Agriculture, Manulife Investment Management

Juan Pablo Casas

Board Director DDC Chief Executive Officer, DDC

Blueberries

VARIETIES

Star, Emerald, Duke, Legacy, Sweet Jane, Blue Ribbon, Jolene, Lucy & Brightwell

Harvest Weeks

Apples

VARIETIES

Ambrosia

AVAILABILITY

Pears

VARIETIES

Coscia, Summer Bartlett, Packham’s, D’Anjou, Abate Fetel, Beurre Bosc, Du’Comice & Forelle

AVAILABILITY

Nectarines

VARIETIES

Royal Glo, Nectaperle, Nectarmaggie, Ruby Diamond, Nectarianne, NE 484, Nectajewel, Bright Pearl, Venus, Giant Pearl, August Red, Magnum Red, Sweet Giant, August Glo, Andesneccinco, Andesneccuatro, Late Le Grand, Majestic Pearl, NE 269, Nectadelicious, Sunrise, Nectacrest, Super August & Super Queen.

HARVEST WEEKS

Peaches

VARIETIES

Rich Lady, Elegant Lady, Zee Lady, September Snow, September Sun & Sweet September.

HARVEST WEEKS

Plums

VARIETIES

Black Ambar, Blue Giant, Lemon, Fortune, Candy Red, Dapple Dandy, Crimson Dawn, Flavor Rich, Happy Giant, Larry Anne, Leticia, Pink Delight, Autumn Pride, Black Kat, Blue Gusto, Sweet Mary, Red Fenix, Angeleno, Red Heart, Red Lion & Autumn Beaut.

HARVEST WEEKS

D'Agen

VARIETIES

D’Agen

HARVEST WEEKS

Kiwis

VARIETIES

Hayward

Availability

Our leadership team

Juan Pablo Casas R.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Tomás Campos S.

Chief Commercial Officer

Tomás Bauer L.

Chief Production Officer

Martín Urzúa C.

Chief Financial Officer

Marcela Naredo R.

Chief Operations Officer

Montserrat Lewin D.

Chief Human Resources Officer

Loreto Cid N.

Chief Quality Officer

Donald Brunet M.

Chief Agricultural Officer

Hector Valencia U.

Requínoa Packinghouse Manager

Carlos Reyes

Romeral Packinghouse Manager

Leonardo Lueiza C.

Retiro Packinghouse Manager

Requínoa Packinghouse

Región de O´Higgins

24.400 m² (built area)

CHERRIES

kg. / hr.

Process Line 5 – Unitec 8 lanes

Cherry Vision 2.0

4.000

Process Line 11 – Unitec 12 lanes

Cherry Vision 3.5

6.000

STONEFRUIT

kg. / hr.

Process Line 10 – Aweta 6 lanes

8.800

D’AGEN PLUMS

kg. / hr.

Process Line 5 – Unitec 8 lanes

6.050

PEARS

kg. / hr.

Process Line 1 – Agritech 9 lanes

6.100

Process Line – Unitec 2 lanes

3.720

Cherries

VARIETIES

Lapins, Santina, Regina, Sweet heart, Bing, Kordia, Skeena, Royal Dawn, Staccato,Frisco, Somerset, Symphony, Sentennial & Areko

HARVEST WEEKS