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Contingencies and restrictions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of contingent liability [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about grantor obligations [Text Block] |
Grantor |  | Relationship |  | As of December 31, 2021 |  |  | As of December 31, 2020 |
|  |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Ferosor Agrícola S.A. |  | Unrelated Third party |  |  | 4,735 |  |  |  | 5,626 |
Tattersall Agroinsumos S.A. |  | Unrelated Third party |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  | 2,000 |
Covepa SPA |  | Unrelated Third party |  |  | 592 |  |  |  | 703 |
Johannes Epple Davanzo |  | Unrelated Third party |  |  | 264 |  |  |  | 314 |
Hortofrutícola La Serena |  | Unrelated Third party |  |  | 272 |  |  |  | 303 |
Com. Serv Johannes Epple Davanz |  | Unrelated Third party |  |  | 343 |  |  |  | 408 |
Juan Luis Gaete Chesta |  | Unrelated Third party |  |  | 160 |  |  |  | 190 |
Arena Fertilizantes y Semillas |  | Unrelated Third party |  |  | 178 |  |  |  | 211 |
Vicente Oyarce Castro |  | Unrelated Third party |  |  | 205 |  |  |  | 229 |
Bernardo Guzmán Schmidt |  | Unrelated Third party |  |  | 117 |  |  |  | 130 |
Total |  |  |  |  | 8,866 |  |  |  | 10,114 |

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