Exports of Chilean wines and foods to Brazil, such as onions, garlic, hazelnuts and dehydrated plums, increase in 2020

Report by ProChile, an institution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, found an increase in the export of wine and some foods in 2020. The Chilean drink, whether in the red or white type, stands out. In 2020, there was an increase of 24% in exports of bottled wine compared to 2019, reaching a total of US $ 185 million dollars. Chilean hazelnut is another delicacy that fell in the Brazilian taste and sales jumped from US $ 1.32 million to US $ 10.43 million in comparison with 2019, which represents an increase of 690%. "Chilean exports of this product have increased in recent years, due to the interest that we have seen in importers considering the quality of the product and the proximity to reach the local market", analyzes María Julia Riquelme, commercial director of ProChile Brasil. Regarding fruits, the dried plum pulled the high, registering export volume of US $ 6.12 million in 2020 versus US $ 2.83 million in 2019, 116%. Fresh apples represented sales of US $ 36.81 ...