Chile exported $4.441 billion worth of fruit in the first four months, with mainland China being the largest buyer

Fresh fruit exports account for nearly 90% The Chilean website "Simfruit" reported that in terms of export value, 88% are fresh fruit, 10.8% are processed fruit (frozen fruit, dried fruit, canned fruit, juice, fruit oil), and 1.2% are nuts. The export volume of fresh fruit was 1.3 million tons (+3.6%), and the export value was US$3.908 billion (+8.0%). In terms of export value, cherries accounted for 52%, followed by grapes (20.1%), blueberries (10.6%), prunes (7.5%) and nectarines (3.3%). The export volume of nuts was 12,500 tons, and the export value was US$53.5 million, both of which declined year-on-year. The main export products were walnuts (55.9%), hazelnuts (29.2%) and almonds (14.0%). Among processed fruits, the export volume of frozen fruit was 57,700 tons, with an export value of US$172 million, mainly frozen blueberries (38.7%) and frozen strawberries (25.4%); 34,900 tons of dried fruit, with an export value of US$109 million, mainly prunes (60.9%); 57,700 tons of ...