Prices of Chilean cherries will go down soon! The first shipment of nearly 200 containers and 4000 tons of Chilean cherries by sea arrived in China to meet the market demands in the coming holiday seasons.

It is reported that the export of Chilean cherries in this production season will grow by 2.6% to 362,000 tons, nearly 90% of which will be shipped to China.

The wholesale price of large cherries is 140 yuan per kilogram, and 60 to 90 yuan for ordinary size, about 20 yuan cheaper than air freight. After the New Year holiday, there will be more shipments and the average price of cherries will be halved.

Due to the pandemic, Chile has strengthened relevant health measures. The country also set new standards for its exported cherries to China. Starting from December 2021, the minimum size of a cherry exported to China has to be 24 mm in diameter.

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