Chile aims to expand fruit export portfolio and streamline logistics

According to the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX), China cemented its position as the main destination for Chilean fruit shipments in the 2022/23 season, accounting for 34% of total fruit exports from Chile. Earlier this month, ASOEX and Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) held a series of meetings with China’s General Administration of Customs to discuss the opening of the Chinese market to new Chilean fruits and the implementation of enhanced logistical procedures. Andrea Collao, national director of the SAG, hailed the visit as highly productive, noting that Chile is now only a few steps away from securing China market access for all peaches and apricots, which is expected to be finalized in July 2024. According to Collao, China was the driver of Chile’s stone fruit exports during the 2022/23 campaign, particularly white-fleshed nectarines and D’Agen plums, 99% of which went to China. Data from ASOEX show that Chile shipped 242,000 metric tons of stone ...