Value of Chilean vegetable exports contracts 23.7% during January 2022

Published 2022년 3월 2일

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In January 2022, Chile's vegetable exports saw a 23.7% decrease from the same month in the previous year, amounting to $30.1 million FOB. Garlic remained the top export, followed by tomatoes and asparagus, with Mexico, Japan, and Brazil as the primary destinations. However, there was a significant drop in exports to Mexico and Japan, while Brazil saw a substantial increase in the export of tomato paste, fresh garlic, and onions.

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By Editorial PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, The Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) established that, in January 2022, 30.1 million dollars FOB in vegetables were exported, 23.7% below the 39.5 million dollars received in the same month of year 2021 and even lower than the 44.9 million dollars achieved in the same period of 2020., The three main species exported for this month, in value, continue to be garlic with 40.8% of the exported value, with 99% exported fresh, mainly to Mexico (95%). Despite the above, there was a 34.3% decrease in the value of cargo moved abroad compared to the same month in 2021. It is followed by the tomato with 34.7% of the export value of vegetables in January 2022, 99% in paste format, with an increase equivalent to 20.9% compared to the month of analysis of the previous year. Asparagus ranked third among the most important species in Chilean vegetable exports during January 2022, with 7.8% of this value and in its frozen ...

Source: CLPortalportuario