Chile and Greater Philadelphia Region Chamber of Commerce annual dinner
Chilean food exports to Philadelphia celebrated
Casa Tamaya Winery, were honored with the 2012 Visionary Award during the reception.
Featured speakers at the event included His Excellency, Felipe Bulnes, the newly appointed Ambassador of Chile to the United States, The Honorable Jack Markell, Governor of Delaware, and The Honorable Tom Carper, senior U.S. Senator from Delaware.
Chile is currently ranked 17th among the world’s food exporters and is predicted to be among the top ten exporters by 2014. In direct relation to the region, 65% of all Chilean fruit exports arriving to the U.S. enter through Delaware River ports. Not only has this relationship resulted in the wide availability of fresh fruit in the winter for U.S. consumers, it has provided thousands of family sustaining jobs in the greater Delaware valley.
"The Chilean American Chamber of Commerce is one of the most successful of Chambers promoting and building upon commercial and cultural relations between Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the Republic of Chile. We take advantage of the reverse growing seasons to enjoy the bounty of fresh fruit from Chile during the winter, and thanks in large measure to the Free Trade Agreement, area companies now export increasing volumes of machinery to Chile, especially for use
in the mining industry. Our Ports work both ways to the mutual benefit of both nations," said Robert Palaima, President of the CACCGP .
Palaima continued "When you think about Chile and the relatively small size of the country and population, it’s amazing that their agricultural exports dominate the market to the extent that they do."
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