Chilean fruit exports to China increased by nearly 10%, with nectarines becoming the new favorite of stone fruit season

Published 2024년 5월 11일

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Chile's fruit exports have seen a significant increase, with China being the primary market and accounting for 42.5% of the total export volume. Other significant markets include the United States, the Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, and Belgium. The main fruits exported are cherries, grapes, prunes, blueberries, and nectarines. Exports to China included over 310,000 tons of cherries and nearly 43,000 tons of nectarines. Grape exports experienced a decrease of 13% in volume but an increase in value, while prune exports saw a 60% increase. Blueberry exports also increased, with 81% being fresh blueberries and the rest frozen. Processed fruit exports, including frozen, dried, preserved, juice, and oil, increased by 19.5% to 39,602 tons.

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The main destination for Chile's fruit exports is China, accounting for 42.5% of the total export volume, an increase of 8.2% over the same period in 2023; followed by the United States, accounting for 27.6%, an increase of 0.3% year-on-year; the Netherlands, accounting for 3.3%, an increase of 10%; Mexico, accounting for 3%, a decrease of 1.6%; Brazil, accounting for 2.1%, an increase of 3.9%. Among the fruits exported to China, cherries ranked first, with an export volume of more than 310,000 tons, and nectarines ranked second with an export volume of nearly 43,000 tons, accounting for half of Chile's exports of this category. The five fruits with the largest export volume during the reporting period were: cherries, grapes, prunes, blueberries, and nectarines. Cherries are the main export category, with an export volume of 345,977 tons, an increase of 1.6% year-on-year. The export value of grapes in China was 2.005 billion US dollars, an increase of 10%. 90.5% of the export ...

Source: Foodmate