The region recorded a growth of 2.4% in its exports, consolidating fishing and aquaculture as its main export driver and highlighting a wide product and market diversification.
The regional director of ProChile Los Lagos, Ricardo Arriagada, highlighted that "during 2025 we achieved an important milestone, by increasing regional exports by 2.4% compared to the year 2024 and exceeding for the first time in history the figure of US$ 7 billion."
"Without considering copper or lithium, the Los Lagos Region is the second region that exports the most in Chile, only surpassed by the Metropolitan region," highlighted Arriagada.
According to figures from the Market Intelligence Department of ProChile, exports from the region reached US$ 7,084 million last year. The main exporting sector was Fishing and Aquaculture, with shipments of US$ 6,633 million, consolidating as the central axis of regional foreign trade.
Within this sector, the most relevant products were salmon and trout, which totaled US$ 5,763 million, followed by mussels with gills, clams and sea snails (US$ 292 million), fish and crustacean meals (US$ 132 million), fish oils (US$ 127 million) and hake (US$ 106 million). Also highlighted were the exports of carrageenan seaweed (US$ 71 million), sea urchins (US$ 33 million), and abalones (US$ 31 million), king crab (US$ 19 million), hakes (US$ 18 million) and deep sea cod (US$ 15 million).
In the agricultural sector, Los Lagos exported a total of US$ 297 million during 2025, representing a growth of 4.4%. The main products were beef (US$ 59 million), powdered milk (US$ 46 million), animal feed (US$ 37 million), fresh cherries (US$ 30 million), baby food (US$ 21 million), lily bulbs (US$ 16 million), fresh blueberries (US$ 13 million) and yogurt, dairy pastes. and other milks (US$ 10 million).
To these shipments were added exports of US$89 million in forest products, US$60 million in manufactures and US$5 million in services, which reinforces the diversified profile of the regional export basket.
In terms of destinations, the main markets for Los Lagos exports were the United States, with a 34 per cent share, followed by Japan (18 per cent) and Brazil (8 per cent).
Finally, Ricardo Arriagada stressed that “the region of Los Lagos not only has the second most important product exported by Chile, since the shipments of salmon are only surpassed by copper, but also shows a great diversity of exported products, mainly seafood, but also meat, milk, fresh fruit and flowers. In addition, this growth has the merit of producing in a complex context for trade worldwide, which speaks very positively of the ability of our exporting companies to face these challenges.”
