Chile led cherry exports in the southern hemisphere in the 2022-2023 season with 97% of global shipments

Published 2023년 4월 21일

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The cherry sector experienced a successful season in the 2022-2023 period, with a 17% increase in exports compared to the previous year, despite challenges such as social unrest and logistical issues. Chile was the leading exporter in the southern hemisphere, accounting for 97% of the region's shipments, while Argentina and New Zealand experienced slight decreases and increases in exports, respectively. In the northern hemisphere, Asia, particularly China and Turkey, dominated exports. Overall, cherry exports from the southern hemisphere made up 48% of the global total in 2022.

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A good season marked the cherry sector. After a series of complications resulting from the social outbreak, the pandemic and problems with shipments to China, in the 2022-2023 season its exports increased 17% compared to the 2021-2022 period. In addition, Chile represented 97% of shipments from the southern hemisphere. According to the report, cherry exports from the southern hemisphere represented 48% of the world total in 2022, with 409 thousand tons and US$ 2,254 million in FOB value. Latin America was the region that led in participation, with 47% in world exports, driven mainly by shipments from Chile (46%) and Argentina (1%). Meanwhile, in relation to the 2022-2023 season, cherry exports from the southern hemisphere to the world reached 428 thousand tons, experiencing an increase of 16% compared to the 2021-2022 season. Said growth was driven by higher production in Chile, "a country that year after year adds new surface area, which enters production or grows in yields until ...

Source: Portaldelcampo