Chilean fresh fruit exports in 2020 fall 10% in value
Fruits
Chile
Published Jan 27, 2021
Tridge summary
Despite the pandemic and more restrictive quarantines, last year was a good period for Chile's fruit exports. PASO (Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies) reported that shipments reached 3.31 million tons in January-December 2020, which represented USD 6,815 million FOB.
Original content
Of total exports, 73% correspond to fresh fruit, 19% to processed fruit (juices, oils, canned, frozen, dehydrated), and 9% to dried fruits (walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, among others). Fresh fruit reached 2.57 million tons, a figure that represented USD 4,957 million FOB last year. Despite the solid figures, exports fell 4% in volume and 10% in value compared to the same period of the previous year. Regarding the products most consumed in the year, cherries lead the rise in exports with 232 thousand tons, equivalent to USD 1,453 million FOB, a value that meant an increase of 5% in volume and a decrease of 11% in value, in comparison with the same period of the previous year. The main buyers of cherries were China, which accounts for 92% of total cherry shipments. Grapes were ranked second as one of the most demanded products, which reached 604 thousand tons equivalent to USD 1,030 million FOB, a figure that revealed a drop in shipments of 7% in volume and 18% in value. compared to ...
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