Chile
U.S. Trade with Chile in 2023
Export Market Rank
#24 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$978.91 Million
3-Year Average
$1.09 Billion
Compound Average Growth
1.1% (2014-2023)
Total Export Value 2014 - 2023
Export Value by Commodity 2023
Top 10 Exports to Chile in 2023
Commodity | Total Value (USD) | Total Volume (Metric Tons) | 10-Year Average Value (USD) | 10-Year Growth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Other Feeds, Meals & Fodders | $152.35 Million | 219,168 | $112.5 Million | 29% |
Wheat | $98.05 Million | 339,567 | $76.63 Million | 6% |
Dairy Products | $90.96 Million | 27,615 | $81.4 Million | 51% |
Soybean Meal | $60.19 Million | 104,580 | $13.27 Million | 6511% |
Condiments & Sauces | $54.71 Million | 25,263 | $45.98 Million | 163% |
Pork & Pork Products | $53.1 Million | 15,736 | $78.98 Million | 7% |
Poultry Meat & Prods. (excl. eggs) | $43.7 Million | 32,532 | $75.66 Million | -50% |
Beef & Beef Products | $39.73 Million | 5,373 | $62.06 Million | -40% |
Food Preparations | $35.58 Million | 5,250 | $30.63 Million | 65% |
Beer | $34.96 Million | --- | $72.45 Million | -20% |
Data and Analysis
Discrepancies between the information provided on the export certificate and the information on the label of the package in U.S. dairy products is causing recurring detentions at the ports of entry in Chile.
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 (SAG) of the Ministry of Agriculture.
This report provides an overview of Chile’s current Sanitary Regulation for Food Products (known as RSA by its name in Spanish), as well as any other regulations with potential to disrupting food trade. Since the last version of this report in 2023, Chile updated the list of maximum residue levels of pesticides in food products.
News and Features
Just a few years ago, the world was in the midst of a global pandemic and travel was discouraged, but that did not stop USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service from continuing to do all it can to help promote U.S. food and agricultural products around...
A U.S. agribusiness delegation arrived in Santiago, Chile, today, led by USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor.
Fourteen U.S. companies will join the U.S. Department of Agriculture agribusiness trade mission to Santiago, Chile, led by the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor, Sept. 25-29.