The Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (Odepa) From Chile announced in its news bulletin that from January to April 2024, fruit exports reached close to 1,5 million tons (+3,8 percent), surpassed only in 2018, and in terms of value they reached a historical record. of $4.441 million FOB (+7,2 percent), increasing for the fourth consecutive year compared to the same period of the previous year.

The cherries represented the 46,1% of shipments, Grapes el 18,9% , the Cranberries el 11,2%, plums el 8,3% and apples el 3,3%.

Of the total exported, 88 percent corresponded to shipments of fresh fruit, 10,8% to processed fruit (frozen, dehydrated, preserved, juices and oils) and 1,2% to dried fruits.

Fresh fruit added shipments of 1,3 million tons (+3,6 percent) for $3.908 million FOB (+8,0 percent). Cherries accounted for 52 percent of these shipments in value terms, followed by grapes (20,1 percent), blueberries (10,6 percent), plums (7,5 percent), and nectarines ( 3,3 percent).

FOB (+32,1 percent). The main fruits exported in this category were blueberries (38,7 percent), strawberries (25,4 percent), raspberries (11,0 percent), blackberries (8,9 percent) and other fruits (7,1 percent). percent).

Regarding processed fruits, the products frozen They represented 4 percent of the total value, with exports of 57,7 thousand tons (+31,5 percent) for $172 million

According to Odepa, dehydrated products represented 2 percent of the total value, with shipments of 34,9 thousand tons (+19,4 percent) for $109 million FOB (+12,3 percent). The main fruits exported in this category were plums (60,9 percent), grapes (25,7 percent), apples (6,3 percent), other berries (3,5 percent) and other fruits (1,9, XNUMX percent).

During the period, shipments were registered to more than 90 destinations, but three of them represented 80,9 percent: China, 51,1 percent of shipments, with 507 thousand tons (+11,2 percent) for $2.267 million FOB (+8,2 percent); The United States represented 21,7 percent of shipments, with 449 thousand tons (+11,3 percent) for 964 million dollars FOB (+15,1 percent); Netherlands 4 percent of shipments, with 59 thousand tons (-4,4 percent) for $160 million FOB (+7,8 percent), United Kingdom 2 percent of shipments, with 30 thousand tons ( -5,7 percent) for $91 million FOB (+14,7 percent) and Brazil 2 percent, with 44 thousand tons (+2,9 percent) for $87 million FOB (+21,6 percent).

The main fruits exported in terms of value, during the period, were cherries with 46,1 percent of shipments, followed by grapes (18,9 percent), blueberries (11,2 percent), plums (8,3 percent) and apples (3,3 percent).