After September registered weak figures, exports of Chilean wine in October resumed their rhythm. In fact, bottled wine exports reached 5.6 million boxes, with an increase of 1.9% compared to October 2017, keeping the value relatively stable with US $ 157.8 million, -0.8% less than the same month last year.
So far this year (in the last 10 months) there has been a 0.7% rise in the value of exports and 12-month behavior also shows a positive value, reaching US $ 1,614 million (+1.4 %).
This behavior was due to the segment of wines between US $ 50 and 60 / box, with 9.4% in volume and 9.2% in value. Likewise, in the accumulated year, the highest growth of those valued above US $ 40 / box is notorious and in the analysis at 12 months the best performance of wines from these segments is confirmed.
Until October, the average price of bottled wine exports has increased by 3.8% compared to the same period of the previous year, standing at US $ 29 / box.
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Price increases for the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland, Mexico and Canada stand out.
So far this year and as has been the trend of recent years, China remains the main destination of Chilean wine exports, reaching US $ 208 million and 8.3 million boxes and US $ 260 million at 12 months , but in October it was the United Kingdom that was the most important destination for Chilean bottled wine, displacing Brazil as the third destination of our exports, accumulating US $ 123 million with an increase of 11.6% in value. It goes from 2018, also presenting an increase of 11% in the average price of the boxes shipped.
In these last 10 months also highlights the increase in exports to South Korea with increases of 26 in volume and 24% in value, and Mexico with increases of 7% in volume and 11.5% in value, compared to the same period of 2017.
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