Exports accumulate US$20,808 until April

Shipments abroad, in the first four months of the year, amounted to US$20,808 millionthus evidencing an increase of 0.9% compared to the same period in 2023, according to the Global Economy and Business Research Center of the Association of Exporters HUNDRED-ADEX.

Traditional exports totaled US$15,217 million (+3.8%) and two of the four sectors they group demonstrated a positive evolution: agriculture, for US$201 million (+54.7%) and mining, US$13,042 million (+8. 6%). On the other hand, fishing and hydrocarbons closed in the red with -27% and -18.9% respectively.

It is important to highlight that the main items of non-traditional mining were both gold and copper and their concentrates, jointly adding 61.7% of this portfolio.

As for non-traditional, these reached US$5,964 million, demonstrating a contraction of 6.3% compared to the same period in 2023. However, four out of ten items showed optimal results in shipments in these first months: agroindustry to head, with operations for US$2,707 million thanks to the good performance of blueberries (+3.7%). Shipments from the chemical sector (+10%), metallurgical steel (+2.2%) and miscellaneous (+9.4%) followed the same path.

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Exports to Asia ranked first with an increase of 8.1% (US$11,113 million). China and Japan stood out, with US$7,217 million (-2.1%) and US$1,059 million (+25.2%), in that order.

The United States was at the forefront of the American continent with US$2,378 million, despite having had a contraction of 21.4%. Canada, on the other hand, rose 22.7% and reached US$1,112 million. Likewise, of the value-added offer, grapes (US$473 million), avocado, blueberries, mangoes and others stood out for US$FOB amounts.

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61.7% added gold, copper and their derivatives in mining shipments, being the main impetus for non-traditional mining.

Non-traditional exports in agribusiness grew 3.7%, thanks to blueberries. Sector moved a total of US$2,207 million.