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Salmon is Chile’s largest food and agricultural export and the second largest total export sector after copper. In 2021, exports totaled 615 thousand metric tons worth $4.8 billion. Production is growing rapidly; Chilean salmon production grew an average of 10.4 percent between 2016 and 2020 and totaled 1.1 million metric tons (MMT) in 2020.

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

Minister of Agriculture Carlos Furche took immediate actions on March 20th to suspend all imports of Brazilian pork, poultry and beef due to the recent scandal surrounding adulterated beef....

This report updates import certification requirements that companies need to export their agricultural products to Chile.

A harmful algae bloom, which has been attributed to the El Niño impact, caused losses of 100,000 MT of Chile’s salmon production -- approximately 12 percent of Chile’s annual production....

Production losses caused by Algae Bloom of Pseudochattonella verruculosa are estimated to be up to 100,000 MT, which represents 10% of Chile’s annual salmon production.

Chile’s salmon industry has been hit with low international prices and high production costs, which are causing revenue losses for salmon companies.

On April 22, Chile’s Calbuco volcano in the Los Lagos Region” (the lakes region) erupted, where much of Chile’s dairy, livestock and salmon production are centralized.

Higher living standards and improved economic conditions led to a significant rise in consumer spending on food and beverages in Chile over the past year.