Chile: Vegetable imports reach USD 222 million between January and November 2021

Published 2021년 12월 28일

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Chile experienced a positive trade balance in vegetable commerce from January to November 2021, with imports valued at 222 million CIF dollars, which was half of the exports' value and marked a 10.5% increase compared to the previous year. The United States was the primary source of these imports, contributing 16.5% of the total value, mainly in the form of vegetable pasta and seeds. Fresh vegetables imports, led by garlic from China, saw a significant rise of 18.3% compared to 2020, totaling 20.1 million CIF dollars. Peru was the dominant supplier of fresh vegetables to Chile, accounting for half of the country's imports.

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By Redacción PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, Based on what was published by the Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (Odepa) in its December 2021 vegetable bulletin -released on the 24th of the same month- it is contemplated that imports of this type of product reached 222 million CIF dollars between January and November 2021, which represents 50% of the exported value, generating a positive balance for Chile., Imports increased their value in percentage terms more than exports, reaching 10.5% above the value of the same period in 2020., Specifically, 16.5% of the imported value comes from the United States, equivalent to 36.6 million CIF dollars, of which 51% comes as vegetable pasta, these being mainly tomatoes, followed by the importance of seeds with 22% of the value and frozen vegetables with 9% of the value., In this period, 20.1 million CIF dollars of fresh vegetables were imported, which translates into 18.3% over what was done in the same period of time in 2020. ...

Source: CLPortalportuario