Most South American black truffles come from Chile

Published Sep 25, 2020

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Southern Chile is the main producer of black truffles in South America, making it a valuable product known as 'black gold' due to its high price, reaching up to 600 € / kg. The countries of France, Italy, Japan, and England are among the export destinations, but the corona crisis has negatively impacted sales, resulting in a decrease of up to 50%. The fungus is usually found with the help of trained dogs due to its underground growth.

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In the southern Chilean regions of Maule and Ñuble, a fungus, highly appreciated by gastronomy, grows: the black truffle. It owes its nickname 'the black gold' to the high price of up to 600 € / kg. Chile annually produces nearly 1,200 kilos of black truffle, making it the main producer of this underground mushroom in South America. The delicacy is exported to countries such as France, Italy, Japan and England, but saw a temporary end to its success during the corona crisis, when sales fell by as much as 50%. Since ...

Source: AGF