Chile Week, the largest promotional event of the Chilean products in China, celebrated its seventh edition at the Chilean Embassy in Beijing on Tuesday. The event, which will be held in Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai and Shenzhen, is designed to provide business opportunities for companies of the two sides to review old partnerships while seeking new ones.
In 2021, the total trade volume between China and Chile reached $65.81 billion, a year-on-year increase of 51.6 percent, data from China's General Administration of Customs revealed. The growth has continued this year. From January to October, bilateral trade amounted $56.97 billion, a year-on-year increase of seven percent, of which, Chilean exports to China rose 16.6 percent year-on-year.
China's resilient market, which places a premium on quality foods, has helped Chilean products achieve a strong foothold despite the epidemic.
Chile Week comes just two months before the Chinese New Year, the biggest spending season in China, in which Chilean products will have a unique opportunity to reach more consumers. It will benefit sales of products like cherries. These are already arriving in the market by air in preparation for the festive season.
The full season value of the exported Chilean cherry to China this year is expected at around $2 billion, compared with $1.8 last year.
Source: globaltimes.cn