march 2010


PRUNESCO REPORTS

Dear Friends and customers, Prunesco would like to inform the following information regarding our human and operational status:


- First of all we are happy to inform that have no human loses and we are very thankful for this.
- All Prunesco personnel have reincorporated to their duties, some of our people have suffered material loses and damages to their homes.
- Prunesco´s Pirque plant started operation Monday at 8:00 a.m., thanks to our maintenance personnel who where able to keep our installations in an operative state during the weekend.
- In harvest season the main problem has been the drying capacity of in the growers facilities. The biggest productive region, San Fernando and Santa Cruz (VI Region) have been strongly affected by the earthquake. Many growers saw their drying tunnels collapse to the ground, a contingency plan lead by Prunesco is being implanted.
- Dispatches have been delayed as major ports are partially operating for precaution reasons and lack of electricity. Operation should be reinstated to a 100% in the following 48 hours for the ports in the Central Region, San Antonio and Valparaiso.



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