TheDairySite Latest News: Chile
13 August 2020

Chile’s Senate has approved a free trade agreement with Brazil, cementing the long-standing economic relationship between the two countries....
19 December 2019

CHILE - Fonterra has purchased the minority interest in Prolesur, held by Fundación Isabel Aninat (the Fundación), as the Co-op looks to streamline its operations in Chile. ...
16 January 2015

CHILE – Chile’s agriculture industry is getting to grips with a feral dog problem responsible for 50 per cent of livestock attacks nationally....
02 January 2015

CHILE - Chile has exported its first batch of live cattle to China....
25 November 2014

CHILE – Meat imports rose last month as meat production tightened in Chile, says a ministry report....
13 November 2014

CHILE – An agreement opening up beef and live heifer exports to China represents a “huge opportunity” for Chile’s beef and dairy farmers, says the government....
30 October 2014

CHILE – Chilean government officials have committed to improving animal health standards, starting with a national symposium on controlling bovine tuberculosis....
07 October 2014

CHILE – Cattle of a rural community of south central Chile are being vaccinated under a national brucellosis eradication programme....
20 December 2013

CHILE – Animal health and food safety officials met in Temcuco, Araucania, on Wednesday, in the latest instalment of National Bovine Tuberculosis training to run in the country....
17 December 2013

CHILE – Efforts to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in the centre of the country must strengthen, a leading veterinarian and disease campaign leader has urged....
11 December 2013

CHILE – A dairy plant in the Los Rios region has commenced a cheese production programme to supply the South Korean market....
10 December 2013

CHILE - For 2013 cheese and farmers cheese production is expected to reach 135,000 MT, which is an eight per cent increase over last year....
14 November 2013

CHILE – Agricultural ministers are hoping to capitalise on improvements in meat traceability by opening up trade with the European Union....
06 September 2013

CHILE - From the 1 September 2013, all cattle and buffaloes born from that date, should be identified with the Official Individual Identification Device (Diio) and with radio frequency (RFID), within six months or prior to leaving the farm of origin....
15 August 2013

CHILE – Milk production broke records in 2012 after rising by 2.3 per cent on 2011, a Ministry of Agriculture report has revealed....
13 June 2013

CHILE - Agriculture is an important driver for Chile’s economy. Chile’s annual agricultural exports over the last four years have consistently surpassed $8 billion, representing six per cent of the country’s GDP. ...
09 May 2013

CHILE - Ministry testing of 67 cattle used on small cheese producing farms in the Biobio region has been imposed to safeguard consumers from zoonotic diseases....
17 April 2013

CHILE – Trade balance for dairy products is nearly 25 million pesos, resulting from exports of added value products....
08 March 2013

CHILE – A week after regions in Argentina were given ‘good animal health condition’ approval from the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE), the Coquimbo and Calingasta regions have also been given foot and mouth disease (FMD) clearance without...
29 January 2013

CHILE – Tuberculosis eradication efforts are being stepped up in Los Lagos by the Secretary of Agriculture, Alvaro Cruzat. ...
19 November 2012

CHILE - As part of a national Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) monitoring programme the Agriculture and Livestock Service (ALS) of Choapa province are testing cattle to assess whether the disease is present in the region....
12 November 2012

CHILE - Competitiveness and quality was the byword of a meeting between farmers and the Livestock and Agriculture Service (LAS> focusing on disease control in cattle. ...
07 November 2012

CHILE - Milk received by processors in Chile increased 2.8 million litres year on year, according to statistics from the Chilean Department of Agriculture. ...
02 August 2012

CHILE - After reviewing the health status of livestock in the province of Arauco in relation to bovine tuberculosis (TB), the Agricultural and Livestock Service, SAG, agency under the Ministry of Agriculture has decided to incorporate this province into...
31 July 2012

CHILE and CHINA - A major advance in cooperation with China on the fight against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) was the main statement of ministers who participated in the XXIII meeting of the Southern Agricultural Council....
28 June 2012

CHILE - A new livestock insurance scheme for farmers has been introduced in Chile. ...
03 April 2012

CHILE - The Chilean Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) is continuing to provide information and carry out campaigns with regard to bovine tuberculosis (TB), in a bid to eradicate the disease....
27 October 2011

CHILE - INEGI, the National Institute of Statistic and Geography, reported that agriculture, livestock and fish exports in September totaled $617 million, an increase of over 50 per cent. ...