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Fresh fruit and nuts boost the value of fruit exports in the first half of this year in Chile

Fruits
Chile
Published Jul 15, 2021

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Considerable increases in the value of fresh fruit and dried fruit exports contributed to the growth of fruit shipments between January and June of this year. According to the figures provided by the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa), the value of fresh fruit shipments closed the first half of this year with a 3% increase compared to the same period of 2020 with a total of US $ 3,576 million FOB.

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However, the volume of shipments fell 2% reaching 1.68 million tons. The main boost in value is explained by cherry exports, which totaled 266 thousand tons for US $ 1,350 million FOB. Compared with the period January-June 2020, it represents an increase of 83% in volume and 41% in value, a trend that had been observed since the beginning of this year. China remains the main destination as it represents 91% of the total value of shipments of this species. A significant increase was registered in blueberry shipments that reached 95,938 tons and US $ 481.15 million FOB, representing a growth of 14% in volume and value compared to the first half of last year. The main destinations were the USA (49%), the Netherlands (19%) and the UK (10%). Despite being the second most exported species, table grapes closed the first semester with a decline, adding 520 thousand tons, which is equivalent to US $ 847.5 million FOB. This represents a decrease of 13% in volume and 17% in value compared to ...
Source: Redagricola
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