Agriculture
| Chilean farmers first concern is the concequences of the entry within the Mercosur. Indeed, this would reduce or suppress barriers at legal entry of numerous foreign products. Some difficulties would follow for numerous Chilean producers. |
Farmland surface area:
| the areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 2,294,000 hectares in Chile. |
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
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Grapes
|
1 575 000
|
138 277
|
113 902
|
Wheat
|
1 500 000
|
370 000
|
40 541
|
Corn
|
646 000
|
73 000
|
88 493
|
Apples
|
750 000
|
32 400
|
231 481
|
Potatoes
|
992 000
|
56 300
|
176 199
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Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Cattle
|
4 068 000
|
Ovine races
|
4 144 000
|
Pigs
|
2 465 000
|
Goats
|
740 000
|
Poultry
|
70 043 000
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Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
130 596 Tm.
|
5 656 612 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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