Spanish and Chilean officials who held a virtual assembly aimed at the agri-food sector, chain and distribution, called for strengthening their agri-food alliances as complementary partners and opening markets in a globalized context marked by the pandemic.
The arrangement between the two countries would also serve as a strategic platform for their respective continents; Spain can be a gateway for Chilean products to enter Europe and, in turn, Chile can facilitate Spanish exports to other countries in the Americas and destinations in the Pacific Array such as China or Vietnam.
The assembly closed with the Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism of Spain, Reyes Maroto, and the Minister of Agriculture of Chile, Antonio Walker, who approved the strengthening of relations.
Chile, the Mediterranean climate country in the southern hemisphere, sees Spain as a key ally, Walker said.
The agri-food balance between the two countries favors Chile, as its exports to Spain are $177 million (151. 2 million euros), while Spanish imports to Chile amount to $126 million (107 million euros), according to the minister.
Gerardo Cueva, vice president of the CEOE of the Spanish employer and president of the Confederation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Cepyme), defended a public-private bet to generate new investment and interconnection opportunities.
The general director of the Spanish Federation of Food and Beverage Industries (FIAB), Mauricio García de Quevedo, the price of the courtship with Chile, a country with which they have not had a confrontation and with which they have intelligent partners, and the opportunities opened Above all, he added, in the face of the threats facing the Spanish agri-food sector, such as Brexit, the United States price lists and the fall in demand for COVID-19.
The Spanish food industry has a turnover of 116,000 million euros, generates part of a million direct jobs and 2 million indirect jobs, according to the FIAB. In addition, according to the knowledge published at the meeting, Spain has one million farmers while Chile has 300,000 farmers.
Finally, the president of the agricultural organization, Pedro Barato, advocated the search for synergies with Chile to facilitate the arrival of Spanish products in the Pacific countries and succeed in the Asian continent (China or Vietnam).
Source: efeagro. com
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