October 21, 2014
 

China to become Chile's main importer of food products

"Chile exported 60,000 tons of pork to China in 2013, doubled from last year. More and more Chilean companies are exporting a wide range of pork products to China as they are very positive about the rapid economic growth of the Chinese market," said Juan Ovalle, President of ChilePork, a pork producers association.

During Chilean Agriculture Minister Carlos Furche's recent visit to China, he mentioned that Chile's food exports to China have been growing at 50% annually for the last three years, and the first half of 2014 when compared to the same period last year, has already seen a 20% growth.

It is expected that China will become Chile's main importer of food products in a decade.