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The Chilean food processing industry is a highly developed and competitive sector, playing a crucial role in the national economy.

For marketing year (MY) 2025/26, Post estimates that the wheat area harvested will total 193,000 hectares (ha), representing a 1.0 percent decrease from MY 2024/25 due to high input costs and low prices.

Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in Chile and represents 77 percent of total sales of alcohol beverages by volume. Per capita consumption of beer has grown rapidly in the past 20 years Chile reaching 59 liters in 2022.

Since the last Export Certificate report was issued by FAS/Santiago in 2014, Chile has granted access for the following products from the United States...

Chile’s salmon industry has been hit with low international prices and high production costs, which are causing revenue losses for salmon companies.

Avocado exports have been 42% lower in January-October 2015 compared to 2014 due to a lower production output from Chile caused by droughts and a reduction in production area.

Weather conditions are expected to be uncertain during the 2015 spring and summer due to “El Niño”.

The Ministry of Health published in the Official Gazette the new regulation for the Nutritional Labeling of Food.

Chileans are now demanding more choice not only in products in supermarkets but also in restaurants and cafés.

Chile keeps recording increasing demand for premium processed food and beverages providing convenience and health benefits.

Overall dairy exports to Chile were up by 24% in the first eight months of CY 2015, when local producer prices were lower and are expected to maintain similar levels for CY2016.

Due to the presence of the El Niño current this year, rains were close to normal levels throughout Chile.