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This report outlines Bermuda’s certification requirements and includes an Export Certificate Matrix as well as examples of select Export Certificates. U.S. Exporters may also refer to the 2021 Bermuda FAIRS Country report for more information on import requirements for food and agricultural products.

The United States is far and away Bermuda’s main agricultural trading partner, accounting for nearly three quarters of its imports of agricultural and related products.

This year's report does not contain significant changes from last year's report. Chile continues allowing the reproduction of seeds under strict control of the Agricultural and Livestock Service of the Ministry of Agriculture.

In marketing year (MY) 2021/22 Chile will produce 220,000 metric tons of avocado, a 57 percent increase over MY2020/21, due to favorable climatic conditions.

Biosafety regulatory efforts in the Caribbean remain stalled, and it is yet to be seen whether countries can regain the will and secure the international financing required to fully implement their National Biosafety Frameworks in a harmonized manner.

In MY2021/22, as production bounces back from decline caused by heavy rain during the MY2020/21 harvest, Post projects that table grape production will increase by 22 percent, totaling 805,000 metric tons. FAS Santiago expects exports to also increase by 22.9 percent, reaching 645,000MT.

Trade and production of blueberries is expanding globally as product development boosts their profile in form and function.

For the past 12 years, drought limited pasture for grazing and forced down milk production.

The Chilean HRI sector is currently recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown. In 2020, Chilean HRI sector sales were down nearly 40 percent from 2019.

Eager to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind it, the Caribbean is doing all it can to attract visitors and kick-start its tourism sector in 2021.

This report provides an overview of Chile’s Sanitary Regulation for food Products (RSA by its name in Spanish) currently in force, as well as any other regulation with the potential of disrupting food trade.

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