Chilean fruit exports fall 7% between January and August

Published 2020년 9월 15일

Tridge summary

Between January and August 2020, Chile's fruit exports saw a 7% decrease in volume and an 11% decrease in value, totaling 2.62 million tons and USD 4,972 million FOB. The majority of the value, 76%, was from fresh fruit. Grape exports experienced a 7% drop in volume and a 21% drop in value, primarily to the US and China. Cherry exports increased by 6% in volume but decreased by 7% in value, mostly to China. Apple exports also decreased by 8% in volume and 14% in value. Nut exports also declined by 25% in volume and 20% in value. Processed fruit exports saw a slight decrease of 1% in both volume and value.

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By Redacción PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, Between January and August 2020, Chile exported 2.62 million tons of fruit for USD 4,972 million FOB, which represents a 7% drop in exported volume and a drop of 11% in the value of shipments, according to data from the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) of the Ministry of Agriculture. Of this total value, 76% corresponds to fresh fruit, 17% to processed fruit (juices, oils, preserves , frozen, dehydrated), and 7% to nuts (walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, among others)., As for fresh fruit, its shipments reached 2.13 million tons and USD 3,757 million FOB during January-August 2020 . Exports suffered a 7% decrease in volume and 12% in value, in relation to the same period of the previous year. The main species exported in this group were grapes, with 600 thousand 600 tons and USD 986 million FOB of export , registering a 7% decrease in shipments in volume and 21% in value, compared to January-August 2020. Shipments ...

Source: CLPortalportuario