In January, potato exports of Chile suffer a negative year-on-year variation of 70%

Published 2022년 2월 21일

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In January 2022, Chile's potato exports saw a 70.7% decrease compared to the same period last year, according to the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa), with the majority of the exports being unfrozen snack-type potatoes to Uruguay. These exports made up 98.78% of the total revenue generated in January 2022. On the other hand, imports in January 2022 increased by 51% compared to the previous year, with frozen prepared potatoes being the main imported product.

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By Editorial PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, The Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) delivered its potato bulletin for February 2022, in which it was noted that, in January of the same year, exports of this tuber totaled USD 49,200 FOB, a figure 70.7% lower than same period of the previous year. This scenario would be explained by the drop in shipments of unfrozen snack-type potatoes, of which 14,108 kilos were mobilized, all of which were imported by Uruguay. This transaction was valued at 48,600 dollars FOB, contributing 98.78% of what was generated in the analyzed month. Under the same scenario, but in the 2021 period, 35,675 kilos were exported for an FOB value in dollars of 163,120, the destination of this cargo being Uruguay and Brazil. The remaining 600 dollars FOB of January 2022 come from ...

Source: CLPortalportuario