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Blueberry area planted went from around 7,000 hectares (ha) in marketing year (MY) 2010/11 to over 18,000 ha in MY 2021/22. The United States is the top market for Chilean fresh and frozen blueberries, receiving more than half of the Chilean export volume.

With solid political institutions, a stable macroeconomic environment, and well-functioning financial markets, Chile ranks amongst the highest nations in competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the IMD (World Competitiveness Ranking, 2022).

In marketing year (MY) 2021/22, citrus yields decreased due to frost during the winter in the Valparaíso, Metropolitana, and O’Higgins regions. FAS Santiago estimates lemon production to decrease by 30 percent to 140,000 metric tons (MT) in MY 2021/22 and to bounce back to 200,000 metric tons in MY 2022/23, assuming normal yields.

There is no commercial production of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops in Chile, with the exception of seeds for re-export.

While there are many avocado varieties planted in Chile, mainly destined for the domestic market, Hass avocado planted area reached nearly 90 percent of the total 30,143 hectares (ha).

This report lists and describes certificates and other documents that must accompany food and agricultural imports to Chile as required by Chilean regulations.

This report provides an overview of the hotel, restaurant, and institutional food service (HRI) sector in Chile and outlines current market trends, including the best product prospects.

In the winter of MY2020/21 rainfall was abundant, especially in the month of June and climatic conditions during the spring have been favorable, thus fruit producers are expecting higher production...

In Marketing Year (MY) 2020, Chilean dairy production increased by 6.3 percent totaling 1.3 billion liters.

For MY2020/21, Post projects Chilean almond production to reach 11,000 metric tons (MT), and exports to increase to 9,500 MT or 35 percent, assuming unchanged planted area...

This report provides an overview of Chile´s Decree 977 of 1997 of the Ministry of Health, also known as the Sanitary Regulation for Food Products (RSA by its name in Spanish) related to human health.

The United States is the second largest supplier of U.S. consumer-oriented products to the Chilean retail industry, shipping a record of $699 million in 2019.