In January 2021, 39.4 million dollars worth of vegetables were exported in Chile

Published 2021년 2월 22일

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In January 2021, Chile's Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) reported a positive balance in vegetable trade, with exports totaling $39.4 million and imports at $15.3 million. The exports were mainly garlic (47.4% of the value) and tomatoes, with a significant increase in garlic exports and a decrease in tomato exports compared to the previous year. Mexico and Japan were the main destinations for Chile's horticultural exports. Imports included various vegetables and pasta, with China, the USA, and Peru being the primary suppliers.

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The Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) reported that in January 2021, 39.4 million dollars were exported in vegetables, 47.3% as fresh vegetables, 21.4% as pasta, 11% in seeds, 10.6 % frozen vegetables, 7.2% as juice. The main species exported in January 2021 was garlic with 47.4% of the exported value, followed by tomato with 21.9% of this value. Garlic had an increase of 21.9% compared to the exported value in January 2020 while tomato decreased its exported value by 50.8%. The main destination of our horticultural exports was Mexico with 44.5% of the exported value (mainly fresh garlic), followed by Japan with 13.6% of the exported value of vegetables. Vegetable imports reached 15.3 million dollars, so the balance is positive for Chile, 23.6% of this value ...

Source: Odepa