Chile is the largest fruit exporter of the Southern hemisphere. Exports in the 2017/8 season comprised 780,000 t apples, 751,000 t table grapes, 166,000 t sweet cherry, 155,000 t avocado (80% ’Hass’), 105,000 t blueberry and 180,000 t kiwi; Chile is the fourth largest kiwi producer worldwide after China, New Zealand and Italy.