[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shipments of cherries from Chile totaled 300,230 tons in the first two months of the year, equivalent to US$ 1,543 million FOB. This represents 68% of the total value of fresh fruit exports in the period under analysis.

Cherries continue to be one of the main fruits driving Chilean fruit exports so far this year. This is revealed by the export figures for the January-February period from the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa).

According to the entity’s fruit bulletin, cherry exports reached 300,230 tons, equivalent to US$ 1,543 million FOB. This figure reflects 68% of total fresh fruit exports in the period under analysis, which shows an increase of 8% in volume and 5% in value, compared to the same two months of the previous year. The main destination was China. China accounted for 89% of the value of Chilean cherry exports.

This was followed by blueberries, with shipments of 67,600 tons equivalent to US$ 314 million FOB. According to Odepa, this fruit represents 14% of the total value of fresh fruit exported, registering a decrease of -7.5% in volume and an increase of 7.5% in value, compared to the same period of 2022. The main destinations were the USA (47%) and the Netherlands (23%).

In third place is table grapes, with shipments of 108,890 thousand tons equivalent to US$ 166.58 million FOB, registering a decrease of 21.5% in volume and a drop of 20.4% in value, compared to the same period of the previous year, and where the main buyer in this period was the USA (69%).

FRESH FRUIT SHIPMENTS
Between January and February of this year, the country’s total fruit exports reached 738,000 tons, with a value of US$ 2,547 million FOB. The figure reflects an increase of 14.3% in the volume exported over the same period last year and 7.3% in value.

Most of these exports are of fresh fruit, corresponding to 88.7% of the total. In this group, 634,800 tons were mobilized, equivalent to US$2,261 million FOB during the period. These shipments recorded an increase in volume of 17.3% and in value of 4.6% compared to the previous year’s figures.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]