Although the general figures for shipments to June show falls in all categories, the secretariat of International Economic Relations conducted a more exhaustive analysis to validate the potential of non-copper exports in the international context. Cherries, plums, salmon, pork and wines are the products that record record shipments today. A segment that moves forward with maximum growth is wine exports, which reach US $ 959 million, driven mainly by bulk wine, leaving bottled wine with a lower share.
Wine exports reached an increase of 51% in the first quarter, going from shipments for an amount of US $ 46,452,836 in that period last year to the amount of US $ 62,640,844 in the current year.
In the first three months of the year, China remained the main destination for bottled wine exports. During this period, 1.9 million boxes were shipped to the Asian country for a total value of US $ 59.1 million, representing an increase of more than 2% in volume and value. That’s a discreet increase compared to the growth of 30% that this market used to have. There has been a slowdown due to uncertainty, but consumption remains the same, that says good returns will be recorded in the future.
The performance in the United States was not good. The value of exports decreased 15.4% with US $ 33.5 million. The executive said that in the union are aware of the continued decline that has occurred in the North American market and that this is working to reverse the image of Chile in that country.
Brazil appears strongly among the main destinations, since it is one of the most important markets in the region for Chilean wines, which in the first quarter showed a rebound with respect to 2018. The volume of shipments rose 35.8%, while that the value increased 24.6% with US $ 28.8 million.
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