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In marketing year (MY) 2023/24, Post forecasts wheat area harvested will reach 215,000 hectares (ha) and production will total 1.32 million metric tons (MMT), unchanged from MY 2022/23 as production was limited by the high costs of inputs.

The wine production area in Chile spans from the Atacama to Araucania region, with vineyards scattered up and down the regions’ valleys. Chilean area planted for wine totaled 130,086 hectares in 2021.

In February, wildfires ravaged central Chile throughout the the Maule, Biobio, Ñuble, and Araucania regions. The fires expanded quickly due to high temperatures and windy conditions, causing loss of lives, destruction of homes, and damage to basic infrastructure.

Chile offers excellent opportunities for U.S. food exports.

Biotech products can be produced in Chile only for reproduction and research purposes.

Chilean avocado exports to the world grew by 42.9 percent in volume and 61.7 percent in value from January through September, 2017, over 2016 reaching 90,985 MT and $197.5 million.

U.S. exports of agricultural and related products reached $ 986.8 million in Fiscal Year 2017 (FY 2017), which represents a 15 percent increase over FY 2016 and records the highest level of exports...

Abundant rainfall, sufficient number of chill hours and spring conditions are expected to remain favorable for fruit development while high temperatures and low relative humidity is expected....

The U.S. increased its dairy exports to Chile by 28 percent in value and 31percent in volume in Jan -Aug 2017 over the same period in 2016.

The United States is the most important supplier of almonds to Chile.

Chile’s MY2017/18 cherry production is expected to increase by nearly 7 percent up to 123,870 metric tons (MT).

Post interventions in the month of July helped release a total of nine containers from the same exporter with a total value of $ 312,816.