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In Marketing Year (MY) 2019/20, Chile’s fresh apple, table grape, and pear supplies will drop due to drought and a decline in planted area.

This report gives an overview of the hotel, restaurant and institutional food service (HRI) sector in Chile and outlines current market trends, including best product prospects.

Chile’s almond production regions are facing severe droughts, which are likely to affect production in MY (marketing year) 2019/20.

Chile’s cherry exports totaled 180,000 metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 and 87 percent of all exports went to the Chinese market.

Raisin production in Chile increased by 21 percent in MY2017/18, reaching 65,000 MT.

The unprecedented heatwave in June across much of the European Union attracted attention to the outlook for the MY2019/20 EU28 grain crop.

The European Commission has published in the EU Official Journal updated legislation amending the EU Regulation on Spirits.

Chile’s food retail sales reached $17.2 billion, a 5 percent over 2017.

During its last plenary session in April 2019, the European Parliament has adopted the draft regulation to increase transparency and sustainability of risk assessment in the food chain.

Chile’s fresh apple and table grape exports will drop on lower supply due to adverse climatic conditions during the spring and winter.

EU sugar production in MY 2019/20 is forecast at 19.4 million MT, up from 18.2 million MT in MY 2018/19 in which an enduring summer drought took a significant toll on beet growth....

The Chilean food processing industry represents 25 percent of the country’s economy with annual sales of $34 billion.