Chile's prune production forecast released, exports to China surpassed by Central Asian countries

Published 2024년 4월 17일

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Juan Pablo Sotomayor of Frutexsa forecasts a modest increase in Chilean prune production for the 2024 season, with an expected output of 106,000 tons, up from 103,000 tons in 2023. Despite facing challenges like low sugar content and delayed harvests, approximately 24,000 tons of fresh prunes are anticipated to be exported to China, while the remainder will be processed into dried prunes, albeit with a lower than usual conversion rate. The article also points out the growing competition from Uzbekistan, which has overtaken Chile in prune exports to China. Despite this, Chile has seen strong export performance in the early months of the year, particularly to China, Poland, and the United States.

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Juan Pablo Sotomayor, technical manager of the plum industry at Frutexsa, Chile's largest dried fruit exporter, analyzed the previous season and predicted the production in the 2024 season. The total production of Chilean prunes this season is expected to be 106,000 tons, slightly higher than the 103,000 tons in the 2023 season, with an average fruit diameter of 75. He estimates that about 24,000 tons of fresh fruit will be shipped to China, and the remaining 82,000 tons will be used for processing into dried prunes. However, insufficient sugar content and delayed harvesting make the export of fresh prunes more complicated, so the export volume of fresh fruit may not reach 20,000 tons. For the fruits used for processing into dried prunes, the conversion rate from fresh fruit to dried fruit may not be high. In theory, 3 kilograms of fresh fruit can get 1 kilogram of dried fruit, but the conversion rate this season may be 3.5 to 1, or it may be a little worse. The sugar content of ...

Source: Foodmate