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

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 ...