In comparative terms for the first 10 months of the year, these figures are higher than those for 2023 and 2024, both in terms of volume and returns.
In the first 10 months of 2025, Chilean exports of prunes reached 75,800 metric tons (MT), equivalent to US$247.2 million.
This is according to information provided by Customs, a Chilean government agency, which shows that China is by far the main importer of our fruit, accounting for almost a third of the volume (24,000 tons) and a quarter of the value (US$67 million).
Next in the ranking in terms of volume are Poland with 7,755 tons, Mexico with 7,531 tons, Germany with 5,153 tons, and the United States with 2,846 tons. Further down the ranking are Spain, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Australia.
To establish a comparison for the period, the figures for October 2023 and 2024 were exceeded. While in 2023 the volume of exports reached 57,815 MT and US$ 220 million, last year the figures for shipments were 73,863 MT and US$ 209.9 million, respectively.
Exports of Chilean prunes throughout 2024 reached 78 countries and totaled 88,897 MT, equivalent to US$255,119.7 million. With two months left in the year, we are on track to exceed the figures recorded for all of 2024.
What has already been surpassed are the destinations: 80 in total, including such exotic countries as Cyprus, Algeria, El Salvador, and the Netherlands Antilles, neighbors such as Bolivia, and considering Hong Kong as a special administrative region of China (counted separately).
