Chilean vegetable exports contract 12.3% between January and April 2022

Published 2022년 6월 3일

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Between January and April 2022, Chile experienced a 12.3% decrease in vegetable exports, totaling $137.9 million FOB, as reported by the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa). Despite this decline, the value of tomato exports saw a 16.1% increase, reaching $42.1 million FOB, with 95.7% of these exports being tomato paste. Garlic exports, on the other hand, fell by 26.6% in value and 10% in volume, primarily due to a decrease in exports to Mexico. Onion exports experienced a positive trend, with a 24.4% increase in value and 46.6% in volume, largely attributed to shipments to Spain and Brazil. However, exports to six out of the top ten destinations saw a reduction in value compared to the previous year.

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By Editorial PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, In the period between January and April 2022, Chile managed to export 137.9 million dollars FOB in vegetables, which translates into a contraction of 12.3% compared to the 156.6 million dollars mobilized in the same period of 2021, according to the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa). The main species in value exported for this period was Tomato, concentrating 30.7% of the value sent abroad. In detail, 95.7% of the total figure treated comes from its paste format. Tomato exports recorded a 16.1% rise in value, going from 36.3 to 42.1 million FOB dollars. In addition, it presented an increase of 0.6% in the volume mobilized compared to the same period in 2021, being the spice that grew the most in total value. Garlic follows in importance with 17.4% of the exported value, of which 99.1% was sent fresh, mainly to Mexico (78%). In this first four-month period, there was a reduction in the mobilized value of 26.6% and ...

Source: CLPortalportuario