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

There was one notable change in Kazakhstan over the last year with regard to genetically engineered (GE) products.

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....

FAS/Astana estimates wheat production in Kazakhstan in MY 2017/2018 at 13.5 MMT, down nearly 10 percent from Post’s estimate of 14.99 MMT for 2016/17, due largely to a decline in planted area.

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.

MY 2017/18 production is projected to decline by nearly five percent to 60,000 metric tons (MT) as yields are projected to return to historical levels and area harvested is expected to remain....