Chilean cherry exports reach 2.72 million tons and close the gap with table grapes

Published 2022년 12월 30일

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Chile's fruit exports, led by cherries, saw a 5.6% increase in the 2017-2018 campaign, reaching a total of 2.72 million tons with an export value of over US$5,283 million, marking a 3.1% growth from the previous season. Cherry shipments alone saw a significant increase of 56.5% in value, nearly doubling in volume. Despite this, table grapes, the traditional leader in Chilean fruit exports, experienced an 11.1% drop in export value. Both the Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Walker, and Jorge Valenzuela, the president of Fedefruta, emphasize the need for export product diversification and advancements in the fruit industry.

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Traditionally, table grapes have led Chilean fruit exports. However, this leadership in cherry shipments -thanks to the good harvest this season and greater demand from China- pleasantly surprised in the 2017-2018 campaign. Between September of last year and so far this month, a total of 2.72 million tons of fruit were sent abroad, which represented an increase of 5.6% compared to the same period of the previous campaign, according to the Association of Fruit Exporters (Asoex). Meanwhile, according to the Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (Odepa), these shipments totaled more than US$5,283 million, an amount that shows a growth of 3.1% compared to the 2016-2017 season. Part of the growth in the exported value is explained by the increase in shipments of cherries. In the period that is about to end, sales of this species abroad accumulated more than US$1,062 million, a figure that revealed an increase of 56.5% in value. In volume, the progress is even greater, since the ...

Source: Portaldelcampo