Chile: Fruit exports end with a 10% increase in the 2023/24 season

The 2023/24 fruit export season concluded in August, marking a 10% increase in revenue from the previous year, with a total of $9.07 billion FOB. The majority of the exports, 74.6%, were fresh fruit, primarily to China. Cherries were the most exported fresh fruit, followed by grapes, with the United States as the leading market. Grapes saw the highest growth in export value. Avocado also saw a significant increase in value. Nut exports, however, experienced a decline in both value and volume, despite an increase in unit price for walnuts, hazelnuts, and almonds.

The 2023/24 season ends in August and a total of $9.07 billion FOB worth of fruit was exported this season, the highest figure in the last 10 years, there is a 10% growth compared to the previous season, 74.6% of the exported value corresponds to shipments of fresh fruit, 6.9% to exports of dried fruit, 5.1% to dehydrated fruit, 5.4% to frozen fruit, 3.7% to canned fruit, 2.7% to fruit juices and 1.6% to fruit oils. China was our main destination in total fruit exports, to which $3.33 billion were exported in the 2023/24 season, this shows a growth of $425.6 million more exported to that country this season, 84% of the value exported to that country is represented by shipments of cherries. The United States is in second place in terms of both export value and growth in value. $385 million more was exported to this country than the previous season, reaching $2.1 billion in exports, with a greater distribution than that of China in terms of species sent. 845% of the export value is ...