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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.

In MY2017/18, Chilean almond import volume increased by 32.5 percent and exports increased by 5.4 percent over MY2016/17.

Chile's output and exports of avocados are expected to increase this production season, due to better weather conditions last winter.

Chile's production of table grapes, apples and pears will be smaller than last year’s output as a result of September's frost.

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.