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Ecuador’s tuna fishery in 2015 is staring at lower prices. Prices are suffering due to oversupply, reportedly driven by overfishing, at a time of weakening demand for tuna and tuna products...

FAS Quito estimates that Ecuador’s calendar year (CY) 2015 shrimp production to reach 350,000 metric tons (MT), up 10,000 MT or an increase of three percent compared to 2014.

Chile’s annual raisin production in MY 2015/2016 is expected to slightly increase to 70,000 MT due to improved climatic conditions during the season...

Post assisted importers to clear 44.6 tons of Cheeses, worth U.S. $ 173,200 that was detained at the port of San Antonio due to missing required labeling information.

Agricultural biotechnology is not a priority for Chile’s current Administration. The situation in Chile remains the same as last year and is expected to remain that way through this Administration.

Ecuador maintains anti-biotechnology laws and regulations.

On May 13, 2015, Ecuador President Rafael Correa signed Executive Decree 675. The decree doubles to ten percent the ethanol blend rate in Ecuadorian regular grade (87-octane) gasoline.