Chilean cherry sales to China reach $2.4 billion in the first four months of 2025

China continues to strengthen its trade relationship with Chile, consolidating the South American country as its main cherry supplier for over ten consecutive years. According to data from China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC), in the first four months of 2025 alone, imports of Chilean cherries reached a value of 17.54 billion yuan (approximately USD 2.429 billion), representing 16.2% of China’s total imports from Chile during that period.

Bilateral trade between the two nations totaled 163.19 billion yuan (around USD 22.602 billion) between January and April, reflecting a 5.4% increase compared to the previous year and setting a new record for the four-month period. This growth rate exceeded the increase in China’s overall foreign trade by three percentage points.

Chile was the first Latin American country to sign a free trade agreement with China, in a diplomatic relationship that began in 1970. Today, China is Chile’s largest trading partner globally, while Chile ranks as China’s third-largest Latin American trading partner.

Between 2006 and 2024, trade between the two countries increased from 70.85 billion yuan (USD 9.812 billion) to 437.95 billion yuan (USD 60.656 billion), with an average annual growth rate of 11.2%. Chilean cherries, in addition to being a symbol of this strong partnership, continue to top Chinese market preferences due to their quality and volume.

source: espanol.cgtn.com

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