Chile has become a major nut producer over the past few years, generating a full 10% of the world's nut exports.
According to Chilean Agricultural Minister Luis Mayol, "The area planted with walnut trees in Chile has increased by 134% since 2000... concentrating in the regions of central Chile.
Domestic production has quadrupled over the past decade, from 11,300 tons to 42,800 tons. Chile is now the largest exporter of nuts in the Southern Hemisphere.
This means expansion.
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Bagged Chilean avocados sell well abroad
Bagged avocados are seeing a surge in popularity, according to the Hass Avocado Board.
“People buy bagged avocados for different purposes than bulk,” said Emiliano Escobedo, executive director of the Hass Avocado Board. “Bagged avocados don't compete with bulk because consumers see value in a bag for different occasions that require multiple avocados.”
The study goes onto say that bagged avocados do not compete with bulk, so retailers can increase sales by featuring both.
Chile ...
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Philadelphia praises Chilean fruit imports
One in every four boxes of Chilean fruit is shipped to the Delaware ports, especially in the winter in the United States, which is summertime in Chile. At the time, close to 70 million boxes of Chilean fruit supply the entire East coast of the country with fresh blueberries, apples, oranges, plums and cherries.
To that end, the city of Philadelphia honored Chile's commercial fruit exchange during a recent ceremony.
According to officials attending, this commercial exchange has strongly boosted local ...
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Chilean banana peels can help clean polluted waters
The research group Cena / USP (Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture claims that banana peels might be a powerful filter for water contaminated with the devastating pesticides/herbicides atrazine and ametrine (used extensively in corn and sugar cane farms).
According the Cena, banana peels have the ability to absorb heavy metals and organic compounds, and can be much safer than using coal, the more common treatment for such contaminated water.
The peel must be processed first: dried at 60°C, ...
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Govt helps small Chilean farms introduce products to Turkey, Europe
Sabores de Chile, a mission of the ProChile development program, is helping local Chilean agricultural producers to take their products to 100 million people in Turkey and Poland in late 2013.
Sabores de Chile's impetus is helping local entrepreneurs gain international footing by sponsoring them to go abroad and show their products to potential customers. The Turkey/Poland trip hits Istanbul September 30-October 1, then Warsaw October third and fourth.
According to ProChile, "While Poland is ...
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Major Chilean Cranberry Companies Merge, Take World Stage
Two Chilean cranberry giants have announced plans to merge, with the Chilean government approving the decision.
Hortiberry and Vitalfruit are both major players in Chile's burgeoning cranberry industry. The joint company is expected to see global sales of more than US $300 million by the end of its first year.
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Small Chilean Farms Making it Big, Gaining Traction Overseas
Chile's Clean Production Council is helping small farms gain certification as "clean" operations... that is, where water and energy are being used most efficiently.
Says Regional Operations Deputy Director José Tomás González, the certification helps small businesses join the big boys and helps the farms gain goodwill with the public.
The biggest benefit, however, is that doors open to overseas markets.
"Overseas markets have already incorporated these standards for a long time," says González, ...
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Gorgeous 31.4 Acre Corn Farm with Water Rights and House for Sale in Chile
Size: 12.7 Hectares (31.4 Acres)
Price per hectare: roughly 9 million Chilean Pesos ($7,600 USD per acre)
Total Price: 115 million Chilean Pesos ($243,600 USD)
Property Description: Very attractive property. Currently planted in corn, rental yield is 380,000 pesos per hectare for the season (4.2% yield).
Water rights, small house, less than 1 km from paved road, area with coming infrastructure developments, which often raises property value around here. ...
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A Whopping 60 Acres For Sale in Chile’s Fertile 7th Region!
High-yielding corn farm with room for more production...plus good water rights. And, with infrastructure development in the area in progress, land will likely rise in value.
Size: 60 Hectares (148.25 Acres)
Price: 6 million Chilean Pesos per hectare ($5,145 USD per acre)
Total Price: 360 million Chilean Pesos ($762,700 USD)
Property Description: 40 hectares of property currently planted in corn, yielding 400,000 Chilean pesos per hectare for the season. Located on southern shore of ...
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Nearly 29 acres Farmland for Sale with Water Rights in Chile’s 7th Region
Great deal on this one, especially for those willing to roll up their sleeves.
Size: 11.5 Hectares (28.5 Acres)
Price: 6.95 million Chilean pesos per hectare ($5,900 USD per acre)
Total Price: 80 million Chilean pesos ($170,000 USD)
Property Description: Half of property currently rented out to local farmer for 250,000 pesos per hectare for the season. This past year it was planted in cucumbers and wheat.
Access by public road. Water rights (roughly 10 liters per second). Back half ...
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