Tridge summary
Chilean fruit exports experienced a slight decline of 1% in volume but a significant increase of 4% in value in the first quarter of 2024, reaching a total of 1.123 million tonnes valued at US$3.721 billion. Despite the volume decrease, the value of fresh fruit exports rose by 4%, with China being the primary market. Cherries emerged as the top product, seeing a 13% increase in shipments to China, contributing to 30.5% of the total fruit value. On the other hand, grape exports experienced a 15% drop in volume, with the US as the primary market. Fresh blueberries saw a 4% increase in volume and a 27% increase in value, with the US, China, and Mexico as the leading markets. Overall, China remained the dominant market for fresh Chilean fruit, accounting for 42.5% of shipments, marking an 8.2% increase from the previous year.
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Original content
Chilean fruit exports registered a fall of 1 per cent in volume in the first quarter of 2024 but grew 4 per cent in value compared to the year-earlier period. The figures, released by the Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (Odepa), show exports totalled 1.123m tonnes worth US$3.721bn between January and March of this year. Fresh fruit accounted for 89 per cent of the shipment value. Cherries led the charge, with shipments of 345,977 tonnes worth US$2.005bn, an increase of 13 per cent and 10 per cent respectively on last year. China was the main destination, taking 90.5 per cent of shipments, followed by the US (3.5 per cent), Taiwan (1 per cent), South Korea (0.9 per cent) and Brazil (0.7 per cent). Grapes, the next biggest product, saw fresh exports contract by 15 per cent in volume to 247,731. In value, shipments of fresh and processed grapes fell 12 per cent to US$463m. The main markets were the US (71.8 per cent), China (5.6 per cent), Mexico (3.3 per cent), Japan (2.9 ...
Source: Fruitnet
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