date:Sep 22, 2020
domestic apple market is starting to pick up. Chile comprises 2% of the worlds apple production, and exports are the main activity for them. The estimate for this year is to export between 1.6 and 1.7 million metric tons when the season ends. There has been a 13% reduction in the surface area of apple cultivation in the past 5 years. Royal Gala is the largest variety with 45% of the production. Theres also been diversification of exports recently with South American countries taking up a larger