For MY 2022/23, experts estimate Chilean cherry exports will increase by 20.8 percent over MY 2021/22 reaching 430,000 MT. The increase in exports follows a large increase in production due to increasing area planted and high yields. In MY 2021/22 cherry exports totaled 356,000 MT, a 0.7 percent increase over MY 2020/21. In the same period, export value increased by 0.6 percent and totaled $1.89 billion.
Chile exports cherries to more than 50 different countries, but China is by far the top market for Chilean cherries. Cherry exports to China totaled 321,868 MT in MY 2020/21 and represented 87.6 percent of Chilean cherry exports. The second top market is the United States with exports of 13,169 MT, which accounts for 3.7 percent of total Chilean fresh cherry exports. However, Chilean cherry exports to the United States grew by 91.9 percent because Chilean exporters are trying to diversify cherry export markets and reduce dependency on the Chinese market.
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Source: fas.usda.gov