I found a report online by KPMG that has various articles about different industries in Chile. The article I chose to discuss is called ‘Food Power’. Clearly, it is about the food industry in Chile, which is one of the most dynamic sectors of the country’s economy, representing 24% of its GDP.
Exports of food from Chile have grown at an average rate of 10% per year for the past ten years. This makes the country the world’s fastest growing food exporter. Food exports have grown from $5 billion worth in 2002 to $11.6 billion worth in 2010. Representing about 20% of Chile’s workforce, the food industry employs about one million people in the country. Chile is a leading producer and exporter of some of the world’s finest fruits, berries, vegetables, fish, shellfish, poultry, meats, and premium wines. Chile provides about 174 countries with premium fresh and processed food products.
There are four important advantages that have contributed to Chile’s prodigious food production. First, Chile is 4,300 kilometers long and very narrow, creating a diverse geography and ideal climate range and soils that are suitable for growing a wide range of foods. Second, as a southern-hemisphere country, Chile has off-season production; this means that its produce does not compete with American or European produce during their peak seasons. Third, the country is surrounded by natural barriers of ocean, desert, high mountains, and glaciers that have protected the meat and poultry industries from being affected by parasites and diseases common to many other countries. Finally, Chile has a network of trading arrangements with about 58 countries meaning Chilean producers have access to markets that represent almost half of the world’s population.
https://www.kpmg.com/CL/es/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/redirect/2012-01-kpmg-doing-business-in-chile.pdf