"Only 18-22 million of the 60 million boxes that come from the affected regions could be exported" This communiqué expresses the deep concern that the Research and Development Commission for Table Grapes in Chile, UVANOVA, has about the damages and the consequences to the grape industry of the climactic event affecting the country between the Aconcagua area in the North, to the Region VII in the South. The damages can be summarized as the concurrence of three main factors: - The large amount of rain, which has ranged from 25 mm to 100 mm. - The number of days that the fruit remained in a free water condition (3 at least).