Chile experiences a 4.24% increase in the value of its fruit exports between September and March

Published 2024년 5월 17일

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Chile's fruit export sector has experienced a boost in the 2023-24 season, with significant revenue increases in various fruit markets and a slight rise in export volume. The total export value reached $5,025 million, marking a 4.24% increase, and the export volume increased by 0.45% to 1.71 million tons. This growth is attributed to increased market competitiveness, sector relevance, and the recent opening of the Chinese market for certain fruits. The government's commitment to diversifying export destinations and modernizing existing agreements, such as the EU modernization agreement and ongoing negotiations with EFTA, the UAE, South Korea, and India, is key to enhancing the sector's growth and competitiveness.

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We are seeing a historic increase in the competitiveness of the sector, higher prices have been achieved in different markets, where the 27% increase in the value of blueberry exports stands out; 2% in plum shipments; 9.5% in nectarines; 2.34% in table grapes and 17% in avocados. This is how the Chilean Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, described the progress of the 23/24 season of fruit exports, which according to ODEPA data, reached 5,025 million dollars FOB between September 2023 and March 2024, which is equivalent to an increase of 4.24% in the exported value and a 0.45% increase in the exported volume, which is equivalent to 1.71 million tons. All this, within the framework of a new session of the Agro-Export Council, where the Agro-Export Competitiveness Agenda and the challenges of the 2024-2025 season were also analyzed. As presented on the occasion, where the Undersecretary of Agriculture, Ignacia Fernández, participated; representatives of the Chilean ...

Source: InfoAgro