Chile: Potato imports increase by 32% between January and May 2022

Published 2022년 6월 15일

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Chile saw a 32% increase in potato imports in the first five months of 2022, totaling USD 70.98 million, with 82% of these imports being frozen prepared potatoes. The main suppliers were Belgium, the Netherlands, and Argentina, and the majority of these imports were consumed domestically as food or processed into products like puree, starch, and potato flour. The Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (Odepa) highlighted the significant increase in these imports in its recent Potato Bulletin.

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By Editorial PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, The Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (Odepa) published a new edition of its Potato Bulletin, covering the period between January and May 2022, where it was reported that Chile imported a total figure of USD 70.98 million CIF from this tuber, which translates into an increase of 32% compared to the same period in 2021., Frozen prepared potatoes were the main product purchased for the Chilean market, representing 82% of the total imported into Chile and showing a growth of 32% in the time frame analyzed. In its breakdown, the total volume (kilograms) of imported frozen prepared potatoes was equivalent to 63,497,913 kilos, valued at UDS 58,194,334 CIF. Merchandise that was mainly brought from Belgium (40,314,801 kilos), the Netherlands (10,806,488 kilos) and Argentina (7,892,151 kilos), for CIF USD 33,980,741, 10,844,808 and 8,752,730, respectively. In the case of potatoes prepared without freezing, a total of 1,572,909 kilos ...

Source: CLPortalportuario