Indonesian Market Opens for Chilean Fruit Exports Amid Efforts to Diversify Agriculture and Boost Infrastructure

The Chilean Chamber of Commerce and Culture reports significant progress in the expansion of Chile's export markets, with Indonesia opening its doors to six key Chilean fruit products. The Asian nation will now import Chilean blueberries, cherries, kiwis, grapes, and both shelled and unshelled dry nuts, all in frozen format. This move is seen as a strategic opportunity to diversify the export destinations of Chile's fruit industry.

Chile's Acting Minister of Agriculture, Ignacia Fernández, stressed the importance of market diversification, a key strategy within the sustainable agro-export agenda promoted by President Gabriel Boric's Government. Special priority is given to the situation in Asia. This news comes amid calls for diversification in the Maule Region's agriculture, which has suffered due to a 50% drop in cherry prices in the Chinese market and issues with the Maersk Saltoro ship, which delayed the delivery of predominantly Maule-produced fruit to the Asian port of Nansha.

In addition to efforts in the agricultural sector, Chile is also looking to boost its infrastructure projects. The nation is pushing for the advancement of the Bioceanic Road Corridor, a mega infrastructure project that will connect different areas of the region. Digital integration through the Humboldt Project was also discussed.

Chile's commitment to sustainability is further emphasized by the official launch of the national plan to combat climate change. The Agricultural and Livestock Service of Tarapacá has begun efforts to control a fruit fly outbreak in Miñi Miñe and has provided motor pumps to strengthen irrigation in indigenous communities of Tarapacá.

Lastly, Chilean forestry exports closed 2024 with a total of USD 6.370,7 million, a 14.7% increase compared to the previous year. This growth is attributed to the recovery of international demand and an increase in sales of key products such as chemical pulp and sawn wood. Non-copper, non-lithium exports from the Magallanes Region also saw a significant 79.6% boost in January.

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• Exportaciones forestales chilenas suben 14,7% en 2024 - PortalPortuario (Portalportuario.cl)
• Exportaciones no cobre no litio de Magallanes del mes de enero aumentaron un 79,6% (Prochile.gob.cl)