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

The estimated area planted to Genetically Engineered (GE) crops in Canada was down 2 percent in 2018, due primarily to lower soybean area in the prairie provinces.

Chileans would be hard-pressed to think of a more popular fruit than avocado. Its versatility and availability throughout the year makes it a staple food.

On November 30, 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued new requirements for all U.S. salad mixes as well as shipments of romaine lettuce from California.

While Chile remains the tenth largest producer of seeds in the world and the United States is the largest market for Genetically Engineered (GE) seeds, seed developers and researchers....

On Monday, November 12, a highly unusual hail storm damaged fruit crops that were in development in the O’Higgins region, one of the top fruit producing areas in Chile.

Canada’s Safe Food for Canadians Regulations enter into force on January 15, 2019.

For marketing year (MY) 2018/19, Post estimates Chile’s apple production will reach 1.24 million metric tons (MMT) and 720,000 MT of exports assuming average yields, and a 4.2 percent decrease....

FAS/Canada anticipates increased total wheat area planted to drive up total wheat production in marketing year 2018/19, more than offsetting lower yields on difficult harvest conditions.

Growth in Canadian production of milk, cheese, butter and skim milk powder will continue to slow down in 2019, as supply and demand for butterfat stabilize.

Chile offers excellent opportunities for U.S. food exports in the Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Food Service (HRI) sector.

Chile’s fluid milk production has been stagnant in the last five years reaching nearly 2.1 billion liters in marketing year (MY) 2017.