Still strongly tied to salmon
According to some figures submitted by the National Customs Service, the salmon industry exported 109.5 million from the 10th Region in November and counted for 54% of that region’s exports in the period (USD 199 million).
Moreover, this territory represents 81% of the Chilean salmon exports; while the 11th Region (Aysén) counts for 15% of those sales; the VIII Region (Bío Bío) represents 3%; and the 12th Region (Magallanes) stands for the remaining 1%.
In terms of markets, the main trade partners for the 10th Region are still Japan (47% of the exports) and USA (15%).
