Odepa: Cherries, grapes and blueberries lead fruit exports between January and July 2024

From January to July 2024, fruit exports reached a value of US$ 6,317 million with a volume of 2.3 million tons, marking an 11.5% increase in value and a 4.2% increase in volume compared to the previous year. Fresh fruit made up 80.6% of the export value, with China being the main importer. Processed fruit accounted for 14.9% of the export value, with a increase in shipments of frozen, dehydrated, and olive oil. Nut exports experienced a decrease, with walnuts, hazelnuts, and almonds all seeing a drop in shipments and values. Meanwhile, fruit imports increased by 6% in volume and 15.8% in value, with Peru being the main country of origin.

According to a new fruit bulletin prepared by the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies, Odepa, between the months of January and July 2024, fruit exports were valued at US$ 6,317 million FOB (+11.5%) with 2.3 million tons (+4.2%). Fresh fruit shipments accounted for 80.6% of the exported value, totaling shipments of US$ 4,657 million FOB (+19.4%) with 1.5 million tons (+7.6%). Cherries had shipments in this category for US$ 2,293 million FOB (+15.9%) with 341 thousand tons (+12.7%). China was the main destination, concentrating 91.5% of the exported volume, the US 3.1%, Taiwan 1% and South Korea 0.9%. Fresh grapes, in second place, had shipments of US$ 1.07 billion FOB (+16.9%) and 519 thousand tons (+4.9%), being the most exported fruit in terms of volume. 61.4% of the shipments were made to the USA, 5.8% to China, 5.2% to the Netherlands, 3.8% to the United Kingdom and 3.2% to Canada. Fresh blueberries had shipments of US$ 405 million FOB (+28.1%) and 76 thousand tons ...