Chile: Vegetable imports grow 19.2% between January and May 2022

Published 2022년 6월 24일

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Between January and May 2022, Chile experienced a 19.2% increase in vegetable imports compared to the same period in 2021, totaling 103.6 million CIF dollars. Despite a 48% decrease in dehydrated vegetables, fresh and processed vegetables saw an increase. The most imported vegetable was tomato, accounting for 14.4% of the value, mainly in the form of paste from the United States, Mexico, and China. Corn was the second most imported vegetable, with Chile receiving mostly frozen corn from Belgium, Poland, China, the United States, and Spain. China was the top supplier, followed by the United States, Peru, Belgium, and Spain.

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By Editorial PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, Vegetable imports made during the first five months of 2022 reached 103.6 million CIF dollars, 19.2% more than the value imported into Chile in the same period of 2021. This was thanks to the increase in the amount of all imports. fresh and processed vegetables, despite the lower acquisition of dehydrated vegetables by 48%, according to the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa). The main species imported was the tomato with 14.4% of the value (17 million dollars), 67.6% of that figure was imported as tomato paste, mainly from the United States, Mexico and China. It is followed by imports of corn with 8.6 million CIF dollars entered Chile between January and May 2022, mainly frozen (93.8%), from Belgium, Poland, China, the United States and Spain. According to origin, the main supplier, in the analysis period, was China with 17.9% of the imported value, providing fresh garlic, tomato paste, dehydrated pepper and ...

Source: CLPortalportuario