Berries, cherries and citrus fruits, fruits that due to their vitamin C content are generally associated with positive effects on the immune system, reported increases in sales in the US and European markets during March, April and May 2020.
In this context of new consumption habits, which emerged worldwide due to the outbreak of covid-19, banana sales (due to its high potassium content and its contributions to health) have been extremely positive.
The supply of processed fruits and vegetables by Chilean companies is largely complemented by inputs from other countries, with berries, apples, kiwis, peaches and uncooked vegetables being some of the most demanded products.
During 2019, Chilean imports of fruits and vegetables amounted to Ch$200 million, 54% preserved and 22% frozen, 19% juices and 6% purées and jellies, explains a study by the Chilean Foreign Trade Promotion Agency (Procomer).
From January to September 2019, companies in the region bought fruit and vegetable juices abroad for $95 million, 5% less than in the same period in 2018, mainly due to the drop-in imports from Honduras and El Salvador.
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In the first half of 2019, Central American companies imported fruit and vegetable juices for $63 million, and purchases from companies in Mexico increased 5% over the same period in 2018.
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Last year, Central American companies imported fruit and vegetable juices for $133 million, and 63% of the total was bought by companies in Panama, Honduras and El Salvador.
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Paradise Ingredients invested $20 million in the launch of a new juice production plant in Cartago, Costa Rica, which will have a production capacity of 20 million liters per year.
The equipment installed in the plant is made in Italy, 100% automated, last generation, with advanced operating systems, following the current trends of the beverage industry, informed the Costa Rican Coalition of Development initiatives (Cinde).
During the first nine months of 2018, Central American companies imported $101 million worth of fruit and vegetable juices, and 45% of the total was bought by companies in Panama and Honduras.
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After reaching a $200 million record in exports in 2016, in 2018 the value of pineapple juice sold by Costa Rican companies abroad fell to $104 million.
According to the annual report "Foreign trade in the agricultural sector", published by the Executive Secretariat of Agricultural Sector Planning (Sepsa), in the last two years’ pineapple juice exports have reported a downward trend, from $200 million to $156 million between 2016 and 2017, and from $156 million to $104 million between 2017 and 2018.
Pharmaceuticals, plastics, food preparations, sugar and confectionery, and electric cables continue to be the main products sold from the region to businesses on the island.
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Dos Pinos and Distribuidora Corripio invested $30 million in the construction of a plant that has an area of 8,500 square meters and a packaging capacity of 250,000 liters per day.
The Costa Rican Cooperative of Milk Producers Dos Pinos and Distribuidora Corripio, founded the Caribbean Dairy Group, being their first joint investment the construction of the new industrial plant, which will produce 50 varieties of dairy products, juices, nectars and soft drinks of the Dos Pinos and La Granja brands.
During the first six months of 2018, Central American companies imported $69 million worth of fruit and vegetable juices, and purchases from the U.S. increased 8% over the same period in 2017.
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Because citrus cultivation has been declared a national emergency in the country, the government authorized the import of 1.860 solid tons of orange juice.
The Secretariat of Economic Development has authorized the entry of orange juice to the country without tariff. According to the authorities, this action is expected to ensure the supply of the product in the local market.
Central American countries imported $33 million in fruit and vegetable juices in the first quarter of 2018, 4% more than the same period last year.
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In 2017, Central American countries imported $132 million worth of fruit and vegetable juices, 4% more than in the previous year, this increase being identical to that reported between 2015 and 2016.
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