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A report by the National Office of Statistics (ONE) and the Ministry of Agriculture shows that the Dominican Republic (DR) has 319,676 agricultural production units...

Chile’s level of economic growth and openness to the world has created a dynamic retail industry.

The Dominican Republic is the fifth largest market for U.S. consumer oriented products in the Western Hemisphere, after Canada, Mexico, Colombia and Chile, with exports reaching $451 million in 2015.

The Dominican Republic is the third largest market for US consumer oriented agricultural products in the Western Hemisphere, after Canada and Mexico respectively, with $489 million in imports in 2013.

Avocados are the third most planted fruit crop in Chile. There is a strong domestic demand for Chilean avocados, as nearly 50% of its production is consumed locally.

Agricultural biotechnology policy has not been a priority of Chile’s current administration. FAS/Santiago expects Chile’s agricultural biotechnology policies to remain unchanged.

The Dominican Republic continues to be a strong market for U.S. bulk agricultural products, intermediate goods (soybean meal), as well as high value consumer-oriented products...

For Chilean apples, pears and table grapes, MY2016/17 has been characterized by having a high accumulation of chill hours during winter months, which is necessary for a quality harvest.

The United States has become the main supplier of dairy products to Chile. In January – July 2016 the U.S. exported $32,860,530 of dairy products and has increased its exports in 11.6% in volume...

For Marketing Year 2016/2017 (MY16/17), Post forecasts overall production to be higher than MY MY15/16, at 450,000 MT.

In MY2015/16 an increase in walnut exports was expected, but mid-April rainfall turned these expected volumes downward as they could not be achieved.

This report details the steps which US exporters must navigate in order to successfully place their product in the Dominican market.