Slow recovery of the Chilean mango export market

A little over a month after the mango campaign began, which runs from October to March, it has generated great expectations compared to a similar period in the past. And this despite the fact that at the end of the previous campaign —in March—, Chile (one of the main buyers) closed the doors to this fruit of Peruvian origin due to the presence of the Queresa coma pest in the dispatches of said product. Given this situation, Peru reported on the corrective measures against queresas and managed to reopen the Chilean market months later for the current campaign. However, in this initial stage, the main buyer has been Canada, with a total of 1,184 tons for US$ 2 million, which meant an increase of 197% in volume and 165% in value. Chile went from being the main importer with US$ 1,275 million last season to only US$ 160 thousand in this one, which meant a drop of 87%. All this as a consequence of the phytosanitary problems presented at the beginning of the year. Likewise, after ...