Chilean wine exports close the first half of the year with positive figures

Despite a 10.8% decline in volume, and a 17.8% decline in the value of bottled wine exports in June, total exports in the first half of the year recorded a 9.6% increase in volume. and 2.4% in the value of the product, compared to the first half of last year. In total, from January to June, 21.9 million boxes were shipped outside of Chile, reaching US$597 million. The 12-month analysis presents a negative result, with a decrease of 6.5% in volume and 9% in value, in relation to the previous moving year. Likewise, the average price shows a decrease of -6.6% in the first half, with US$27.3 per box, reported Wines of Chile. In June alone, the average price fell by 7.9%, reaching a total of US$27.9 per box, with 3.4 million sales and a return of US$94.5 million. In line with the above, there were decreases in the main export destinations, such as Brazil (14% in volume and value) and China (29% in volume and 38% in value), in addition to the United States, France, Holland and South ...