Chile kiwi exports up for the U.S., down for Europe

Published 2021년 9월 6일

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The Kiwi Committee's Crop Report reveals a mixed picture for Chilean kiwifruit exports in the first half of 2021. Europe remains the largest importer, despite a 6% decrease, with the Netherlands and England bucking the trend with increased imports. The U.S. sees a 22% rise, reaching over 22,000 tons, while Far Eastern imports fall by 11%, with China-Hong Kong's imports dropping by 56%. India emerges as a growing market, absorbing 13,496 tons, a 35% increase. Latin America and the Middle East also show strong demand. Hayward remains the dominant variety, but non-Hayward varieties' imports have grown by 4%.

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The latest Crop Report provided by Chile’s Kiwi Committee highlights Europe as the largest importer of Chilean kiwifruit with 47,824 tons, although it registered a decrease of 6 percent when compared to 2020, as reported by Simfruit.Within Europe, only the Netherlands and England showed increases in their imports, 46 percent and 2 percent, respectively.Chile has exported more than 22,000 tons of kiwifruit to the U.S. through the first half of 2021, representing 22 percent more than the same period last year.While in the Far East, there was a general decline of 11 percent. This would be explained by the fall in imports to China-Hong Kong of 56 percent, leaving India as the main destination in the region with 13,496 tons, reflecting a growth of 35 percent when compared to 2020.The report shows that during 2020, India imported a record 11,000 tons of Chilean kiwi, exceeding the 10,000 tons imported in 2018. So far in 2021, exports to this destination are higher than the previous ...

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