Maize Prices in Chile
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (CLP) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Farmgate estimated | 1.81 | 1,452 | ▲ 45.5% | ▲ 45.5% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
| — | Global benchmark | 0.22 | 173 | ▲ 1.0% | ▲ 6.0% | World Bank Pink Sheet |
As of May 2026, the maize price in Chile is US$ 0.22 per kg (173 CLP), up 6.0% year-on-year.
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Maize Price History & Trend
Monthly maize price, US$ per kg — the line grows each month as we record it. Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices.
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Chile maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of maize shipped by Chile in 2020 was 506,512 tons. In 2019 Chile exported 369,216 tonnes of maize. Through 2019 alone, the market for Chile maize (cereals/grains category) has decreased, with a change of -17.076 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports increased by 2.67% netting the country US$1,047.97m for the year 2019. Chile's maize exports are categorised as:
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
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Chile maize export values
In 2019, Chile sold maize costing 1,047.97m USD, a drop of -22.24% from 2018's total maize export of 1347.632m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Chile maize between 2017 to 2018 was 5.635%.
The per year variation in the amount of Chile's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was 2.67 per cent compared to a variation of -17.076% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Chile's portion of the world's total maize's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 22 in world exports of maize.
Export markets for Chile maize ( in '000$ )
Chile's leading destinations for maize are France, Mexico, Germany, Argentina and the Netherlands.
Import/Export Trends
Chile is a net exporter of maize. The annual growth of Chile maize in value between 2015 to 2019 was -18%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -21%, per annum.
Chile procured 38,760,960 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Chile was 26,858,256 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -10.71%. The country had an estimated 2,173,896.00 hectares under maize cultivation.