Chilean tomatoes lead vegetable exports in the period January-August 2021

Published 2021년 9월 16일

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From January to August 2021, Chile's vegetable exports reached USD 346 million FOB, a 1% increase from the previous year, with tomatoes and garlic being the top earners. Export formats included vegetable seeds and tomato paste, with Japan and the Netherlands as the main destinations. Fresh vegetable exports also saw a 4.1% increase, predominantly garlic. On the other hand, vegetable imports rose by 8.8% to USD 155 million CIF, with a focus on vegetable seeds and frozen vegetables. The national vegetable production area for the 2020/21 season was approximately 92,720 hectares, with a 5-year growth rate of 4.2%, and a notable increase in the surface area dedicated to chicory for industrial use. The Metropolitan Region continues to lead in horticultural production, followed by the O'Higgins and Maule regions.

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The Chilean Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (PASO) indicated that in the period January-August 2021 USD 346 million FOB in vegetables were exported, 1% more than that exported in the same period of 2020. The main species exported in value in the first half of 2021 continues to be tomatoes with USD 100.2 million FOB, 29% of the total value of vegetables exported in this period, followed by garlic with 9.6% of the exported value . According to the entity, the main vegetable export format in Chile is through the export of vegetable seeds, with 39% of the total export value of vegetables in the period January-August 2021 for an amount of USD 136, 2 million FOB in vegetable seeds and with more than 30 destination countries for vegetable seeds produced in Chile, where Japan and the Netherlands are the main destinations with 25% of the value exported to each, followed by the United States with the 22% of the total value exported in vegetable seeds in the period January-August ...

Source: ClPortalFrutiCola