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

Chile’s almond production regions are facing severe droughts, which are likely to affect production in MY (marketing year) 2019/20.

Chile’s cherry exports totaled 180,000 metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 and 87 percent of all exports went to the Chinese market.

Raisin production in Chile increased by 21 percent in MY2017/18, reaching 65,000 MT.

Chile’s food retail sales reached $17.2 billion, a 5 percent over 2017.

Chile’s fresh apple and table grape exports will drop on lower supply due to adverse climatic conditions during the spring and winter.

The Chilean food processing industry represents 25 percent of the country’s economy with annual sales of $34 billion.

Post estimates Chilean wheat production in MY2018/19 to reach 1.51 MMT (million metric tons) considering a 3 percent increase in harvested area due to producers’ expectations of high prices.

This report provides information to U.S. exporters of agricultural and related products on how to do business in Chile.

This report provides an overview of the Chilean Sanitary Regulation of Food (RSA by its name in Spanish) currently in force.

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

On November 12, near the beginning of the cherry harvest season, a hailstorm damaged orchards in the O’Higgins region.