With information to April 2018

The first quarter of 2018 has been exported 1,34 million tons of fresh fruit, 8,3% over exported the 2017 and 13% over the exported the 2016 in the same period, keeping the total increase in exports of fresh fruit what goes hand in hand with the increase in the national surface.

The average price of these exports without the adjustment of the IVV *, reached USD 1,9 per kilo FOB exported. The first four-month period of 2017 reached USD 1,5 per kilo FOB exported, so this year's value is already higher than that reached at that time, and probably exceeds the value registered this year, getting closer to the USD 2,2 of the first quarter of 2016 that to date is the highest figure reported for this period.

When comparing the average prices per kilo FOB exported of almost all the fresh fruit of the January-April 2018 period with 2017 -with the incorporation of the IVV- only until the month of April of the respective year, an increase of 23,9 is recorded %. Of the main fresh fruits exported in the period, the most important increases are recorded in avocados that rise 31% from USD 2,06 to 2,7; Kiwis up 23,4%; , going from USD 1,02 to 1,25; Blueberries go up 12,6% and go from USD 4,32 to 4,87; Pears rose 10,9% from USD0,89 to 0,98; nectarines that rise 8,8% from USD 1,09 to 1,18; Grapes rise 5,3% from USD 1,41 to 1,48 and the average FOB exported price of apples rises 6,4% from USD 0,79 to 0,84 per kilo. On the other hand, the price of cherries is the only one that falls (9%), going from USD 4,86 to 4,43 per kilo FOB exported. However, all prices increased in 2017 by incorporating the final IVV.

Source: www.odepa.gob.cl