Chile: Dairy imports contract between January and June 2022

Published Aug 5, 2022

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The Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) of Chile has reported a 16.19% decrease in dairy imports in volume and a 4.1% decrease in value from January to June 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. The imports, amounting to 63,432 tons valued at USD 242,087 thousand, were primarily products like cheese, serum, baby food preparations, and butter. The imports were received from 36 countries, with Argentina, the United States, New Zealand, Mexico, Germany, and the Netherlands being the main suppliers. There was a cessation of imports from Greece, Latvia, Pakistan, and Thailand during this period.

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The Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) released its bulletin on the dairy sector, where it was reported that imports of these products, made between January and June 2022, presented a decrease of 16.19% in volume and 4.1 % in its value. This is due to the fact that, in the 2022 period, 63,432 tons (t) entered for a value of 242,087 thousand USD. While, in the same time frame of 2021, Chile imported 75,686 tons of dairy goods, for a total cost of thousands of USD equal to 252,445. In its breakdown, the main products purchased were Cheese, Serum, Baby food preparations and Butter. On the contrary, Evaporated Milk; Delicacy and Others; and Yogurt were the least admitted to Chile. In detail -according to figures in thousands of dollars- cheese imports totaled USD 137,759, which allowed the entry of 29,852 tons of said product. It was followed by Whey for USD 21,982 (7,093 t), Baby food preparations for USD 17,629 (2,615 t) and Butter for USD 16,055 (2,807 t). The ...

Source: Portaldelcampo