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Invertec Concepts | Chile, Food Power |
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Food, Our "Good Wave"
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Chile Nº 17 in Food |
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Chile Nº 1 in growth |
Today, Chile stands #17 in food exports ranking. This means that in an absolute basis, and being a small country, Chile has been able to acquire a great status as food exporter.
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Amongst the Top 20 food exporters, Chile stands also as the fastest growing country in food exports. In a relative basis, between 1996 and 2005, Chile's food exports grew a total of 132%. Other food powers are decreasing.
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Why Chile presents this outstanding results? |
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Demand Factors |
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Healthy food consuption trend |
- Global population increasing.
- Growing average world life expectancy.
- More concern about health..
- Easy of access to nutritional information.
- Increasing labeling regulations.
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Prepared food consumption trend |
- Growth in working women.
- More active life with little time for preparing food.
- Average family size decreasing.
- Early child independence from direct family.
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Supply Factors |
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Mediterranean Climate and Geographical location
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- Unique climate in the world that permits efficient development of healthy food.
- Natural geaographical barriers (Andes, Ocean, Desert and Polar ice) that protect against pests and deseases.
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- Chile has implemented free trade agreements with near the 75% of the global GDP (USA. Europe, Corea, Mecosur, amog others)
- Free trade agreements with China, Japan and India under develpment.
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- Chile has stable institutions that are recognized globaly.
- Its country risk rate is the same as Germany, Neatherlands and Saudi Arab, which positions it among the best in the world.
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Commited Entrepreneurial sector
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- Export experience.
- General awareness of the potential of Chile as a globaly connected country..
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