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The value of Chilean export potatoes grows by 51.8% between January and September 2022

Fresh Common Potato
Seed Potato
Chile
Published Nov 3, 2022

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The Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (Odepa) published a new edition of its Potato Bulletin, where it reported on the situation of shipments abroad of this tuber between January and September 2022, a period in which there was an increase in mobilize USD 2.07 million FOB, a figure 51.8% higher than what was achieved in the same period of 2021.

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Likewise, a volume of 1,980 tons of the Chilean product was exported, which meant an increase of 105.6% in the volume sold in international markets. The foregoing was influenced, mainly, by the yields obtained from seed potatoes, fresh and not frozen. The category that was mostly mobilized outside of Chile was the seed potato, which represented 62% of the total value of exports between January and September 2022, totaling USD 1,287,190 FOB (positive variation of 92.9%) and a volume in kilos of 1,370,500, presenting an increase of 113.5% compared to the same period in 2021. In line with the above, its main destinations were Brazil with 1,178,500 kilos valued at USD 1,072,150 FOB and Guatemala with 192,000 kilos valued at USD 215,040 FOB. Addressing the case of puree (flakes), in the time frame of analysis, 23,320 kilos (favorable variation of 109.2%) of the Chilean product were exported at a value of USD 66,547 FOB (44.8%). Likewise, 13,920 kilos arrived at the Peru trade for USD ...
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