Chile exported 637,000 tons of chicken, turkey and pork meat in 2022

The Central Bank of Chile published a report with data on the country's total exports as of December 2022, which showed an increase of 3% compared to the previous year and amounted to $97,491 million, of which $21,597 came from the food sector and 1 $308 million for chicken, turkey and pork. In 2022, 637 thousand tons of these types of MEAT were exported, which is equivalent to 95% of all exported Chilean meat.

Breaking down the data for the food sector, it can be seen that the increase in foreign sales is due to what happened with shipments of processed products, which increased by 16%. Among them, the largest increase is observed in poultry (+40%), salmon and trout (+27%) and dried fruits (+25%). According to the Central Bank, shipments of poultry meat in 2022 amounted to 700 million US dollars, and in 2021 - 499 million US dollars. Although pork exports fell by 21% in value terms, they reached $608 million last year.

As for the total volume of meat exports in 2022, according to the Chilean customs, it reached 208 thousand tons of chicken meat, 31 thousand tons of pork and 398 thousand tons of turkey meat.

Chile's Monthly Foreign Trade Report for January-December 2022 highlights that Chilean products have reached 194 countries in the world, and exports have increased in 126 of them. The largest growth has occurred in CHINA, SOUTH KOREA and Japan, countries where pork has strengthened its market presence and acceptance among consumers in recent years.

Analyzing these results, Juan Carlos Dominguez, President of ChileCarne, said: “The good HEALTH of animals in Chile and a number of trade agreements have allowed us to enter several markets with our products and thus take advantage of the strong demand for poultry meat from the northern regions that have been affected. from bird flu outbreaks. Although the value of exports increased as a result of this strong demand, production costs, mainly the cost of grain, showed a historical increase, which ultimately negatively affected the profits of companies.”