Chile's dairy export growth challenges local producers

Despite the increase in production costs experienced this year for the Chilean dairy, exports of products derived from the activity have increased in 2022 compared to 2021, 33.8% more, generating expectations for local agriculture. The main countries that lead Chilean dairy imports are Mexico, the United States, Colombia and the United Arab Emirates, although China is seen as a potential buyer in the future. From January to September of this year, 71,149 tons of dairy were exported, which in foreign currency meant more than 200 million dollars, while in the same period last year there were 59,201 tons, with a return of 148,122 million dollars, according to data. of the Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (Odepa). The products that have been most exported in the recent period are condensed milk, followed by powdered milk and cheese. “The truth is that we are very happy with the increase in exports. We do enormous work in this regard, because we are convinced that our milk, ...