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The area planted with many fruits such as grapes in Chile continued to decline

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According to the annual report on Chilean deciduous fruits released by the US Department of Agriculture, production and exports of table grapes, apples and pears in Chile will decline
in the 2022/23 season.
Among them, table grape production is expected to decline by 7.
1% to 732,000 tons, exports are expected to fall by 7.
1% to 565,000 tons, apple production is expected to be 1.
03 million tons, down 0.
6% from the 2021/22 season, and exports are expected to be 605,000 tons, down 0.
8% year-on-year; Fresh pear production fell 2.
3% to 215,000 mt, and exports are expected to be 112,000 mt, down 2.
6%
year-on-year.

Table grapes

Chilean table grape production in the 2022/23 season is expected to fall by 7.
1% to 732,000 tonnes
due to reduced plantings.
Table grape plantings in Chile decreased from 53,851 ha in 2011/12 to 43,104 ha in 2021/22, and table grape planting in 2022/23 is expected to be 42,500 ha, down 1.
4%
from the previous season.
The decline in acreage was mainly due to the continued narrowing profit margins faced by grape producers
.

Industry insiders say new grape varieties are replacing traditional varieties
such as Red Globe.
New varieties such as Allison, Arra-15, Timco and Sweet Celebration are expanding, while more and more traditional varieties are decreasing
.

Table grape production is on a downward trend
due to drought and competition from more profitable crops.
The drought has led to a decline in table grape production in recent years, which is seen as a structural problem and will continue to exist in the
coming years.
It is worth noting that the abundant rainfall in Chile in the 2022/23 season may have moderated a more severe downward trend in grape production
.
But the moderation of the downward trend is not expected to last long, with the latest data from the Office of Policy and Research (ODEPA) of the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile showing a decline
in planted acreage in all regions.

In the 2021/22 season, Chile's table grape exports increased by 15.
7% year-on-year, totalling 608,110 tons
.
At the same time, table grape exports for the 2021/22 season generally faced logistical and port delays
.
Chilean fruit exporters say transportation costs have increased significantly, packaging materials and containers are scarce, cargo shipments are difficult to schedule, and Chilean port congestion has extended shipment times
.
Exports will also be affected by a decline in Chilean grape production in the 2022/23 season, with table grape exports expected to be 565,000 tonnes, down 7.
1%.

The largest market for Chilean table grape exports is the United States, where Chilean table grape exports increased by 21.
7% to 310,033 tonnes in the 2021/22 season, accounting for 51%
of its total exports.
China is Chile's second largest market for table grapes, with 77,610 tonnes exported in the 2020/21 season, accounting for 12.
8%
of Chile's total grape exports.
Chilean exporters expect Red Earth and other red seedless varieties sold to China to continue selling well
in the 2022/23 season.

Apples and fresh pears

Chilean apple production is expected to be 1.
03 million mt in the 2022/23 season, down 0.
6%
year-on-year.
Although Chilean apple acreage declined by 1.
5 per cent, the impact
of the reduced acreage was partially offset by better harvests due to a more normal rainy winter, longer cold periods, and subsequent warmer spring temperatures.
Chilean apple exports are expected to be 605,000 mt in 2022/23, down 0.
8%
from 2021/22.

Chilean pear planting area decreased from 8,647 ha in 2016/17 to 6,165 ha in 2021/22 and is expected to decrease by 2.
7% to 6,000 ha
in 2022/23.
Despite favorable weather conditions, Chile's fresh pear production in the 2022/23 season is expected to fall by 2.
3% to 215,000 tonnes
due to declining planted acreage.

Chilean fresh pear exports in the 2022/23 season are expected to be 112,000 tons, down 2.
6%
year-on-year.
The main markets for Chilean fresh pear exports are Italy, Colombia, Russia and the Netherlands
.
China is the tenth largest export destination for Chilean fresh pears, exporting 2,497 tonnes to China in 2020/21 and 3,719 tonnes from January to August 2022, up 48.
9%
from the previous quarter.

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