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Biofach 2016
Chile will have a pavilion at Biofach, where it will showcase the country’s organic food products and highlight the progress made by the Chilean food industry in this area.
Between 10 and 13 February, organic wine, juice and dried fruit suppliers, who hold certification to attest to the quality of their processes and products, will be exhibiting their goods at Chile’s pavilion at Biofach. Moreover some of these companies comply with other standards such as Fair Trade. This ensures that their products and services are provided with environmental care and optimal working conditions and contribute towards sustainable development.
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Chile
Total surface area: 2,006,096 square kilometres Latitudinal range: from 17°30′ S to 56°30′ S of America Maximum width: 445 km (Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctic) Minimum width: 90 km (Coquimbo Region) Population: 18,006,407 inhabitants (projected to 2015) Capital: Santiago Official language: Spanish Indigenous languages: Mapudungun, Aymara, Rapanui and Quechua - With 25 free trade agreements signed with 64 countries Chile currently has free access to all major world markets, in five continents.
- Today Chile has access to preferential trade with 64.1% of the world’s population and 86.3% of the world’s GDP.
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Sustainability and Organic Food
The Chilean food industry has worked hard to improve its social and environmental performance. Companies and workers have together made a commitment to improve conditions, processes and products.
For instance, our fruit and vegetables and wines and spirits industries have implemented initiatives related to their use of energy, waste management, climate change and community engagement in order to guarantee that they are meeting the requirements of international markets and consumers around the world.
Chile’s organic production has developed under a regulatory framework since 2006 and the Agricultural and Livestock Service is the entity responsible for organic certification. Chile supplies the world with organic products prepared within holistic agricultural, fishing or forestry management systems that foster and improve the health of the agroecosystem and biodiversity, the biological cycles and the biological activity of the soil.
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Chilean organic food exports to the world (US$)
Products 2014
Jan-Nov USD2015
Jan-Nov USDFrozen fruits and vegetables 45,095,644 66,314,969 Berries 32,110,644 33,511,687 Bottled red wine 25,513,204 25,123,623 Apples 45,166,888 24,923,739 Bottled white wine 12,518,450 12,261,851 Olive oil 3,049,567 10,477,425 Canned fruit and vegetables and fruit and vegetable pulp and paste 8,002,263 9,289,212 Kiwi fruit 7,074,659 5,601,977 Medicinal and/or industrial plants 2,129,913 2,156,293 Vegetable oils, excluding olive 2,788,666 1,922,361 Dehydrated fruits and vegetables 2,729,882 1,782,906 Other bottled wines 773,841 1,056,195 Honey 154,686 1,012,021 Grapes 2,004,611 840,031 Other stone fruits 64,079 293,348 Avocados 439,501 193,447 Concentrated fruit and vegetablejuices 504,526 177,831 Total 190,524,260 197,196,797 Source: ProChile with figures of Chile’s Central Bank.
Chilean organic food exports to Europe (US$)
Country 2014
Jan-Nov USD2015
Jan-Nov USDNetherlands 10,605,609 8,849,770 Spain 572,378 7,322,846 United Kingdom 6,454,264 5,041,394 Sweden 4,593,853 3,872,902 Belgium 3,032,530 3,044,743 Germany 3,574,419 2,980,856 Italy 2,763,295 2,901,786 Denmark 2,245,971 2,400,367 Finland 2,192,623 1,705,261 France 777,659 986,844 TOTAL 40,048,892 42,033,212 Source: ProChile with figures of Chile’s Central Bank.
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Foods from Chile, source of life
Chile is a country with great natural and human potential located in a place of amazing geographical and climatic contrasts. Chile’s unique characteristics lend it unrivalled conditions for producing fresh, pure, healthy, good quality food which is appreciated around the world.
Chile has the most transparent skies on Earth and possesses some of the world’s most significant freshwater reserves. Natural barriers at all four compass points protect Chile, converting it into a true phytosanitary island, thereby reducing the incidence of pests and diseases.
As it is such a long country, Chile has an unusually varied range of climates. One that particularly stands out is the Mediterranean climate, which has enabled Chile to become a major food producer. This climate is especially advantageous for obtaining good quality raw materials and staggered production, which is counter-seasonal to the Northern Hemisphere.
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Companies at the Chilean Pavilion
Contact
Bettina Stengel | Director ProChile Germany
Mohrenstrasse 42, 10117. Berlin
+30 726 203 730 | 726 203 740
bstengel@prochile.gob.cl
