Blueberries - Department Gualeguaychú, Province of Entre Ríos, Argentina
Department Gualeguaychú, Province of Entre Ríos.
LOCATION
Department Gualeguaychú, Province of Entre Ríos. Located on dirt road, 13 km from the access to the city of Gualeguaychú and 15 km from route 14.
SIZE
5 hectares (12.3 acres)
DESCRIPTION
Caretaker house featuring a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. There is a second building with a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. 2 detached bathrooms for staff. A 4 hp submersible pump. Acid pump with automatic regulation of pH. A 1 hp fertilizer injection pump. Fiat U25 tractor (20 hp) with weed cleaner and cart. Hand tools, backpack sprayer. 5 x 6 m corrugated metal shed. Casuarina tree screen. New perimeter fences. Triphasic electricity. Water of very good quality.
APTITUDE
Blueberry farm in production with 6,000 plants, varieties Misty and O´Neill, on 2.5 hectares. Plantation was carried out in 2006 and 2007. Possibility of planting 2.5 more hectares. It is estimated that harvest will reach 1,600 kg in 2008 and 4,000 kg in 2009.