GAIN Reports from July 5, 2022

The following GAIN reports were released on July 5, 2022. _______   Chile: Retail Foods In 2021, Chile maintained its position as the top market for U.S. consumer-oriented products in South America, followed by Colombia and Peru. The United States held 14 percent of Chilean market share of consumer-oriented products, shipping $886.4 million. Retail food sales reached $25.6 billion in 2021, a 7.6 percent increase over 2020. Supermarket food sales totaled $14.4 billion and represented 56.3 percent of total retail food sales in 2021. In 2021, with fewer COVID-19 restrictions and a successful vaccination campaign, GDP grew by 11.8 percent, pushing consumer spending. For 2022, the Chilean Central Bank projects a 1.5 percent GDP growth and retail food sales are projected to increase by 2.3 percent per year.   European Union: Biofuel Mandates in the EU by Member State - 2022 This report provides an overview of the biofuel use mandates in EU-27 member states, including temporary changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It supplements the EU Biofuels Annual Report 2022.   Hong Kong: Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate Report Hong Kong does not have any certification changes for food imports since the last report submitted in June 2021. This report lists the certificates required by the Hong Kong Government (HKG) for U.S. agricultural and food exports to Hong Kong. Certificate samples are included in the appendix. A new version of certificates by Agricultural Marketing Service for shell eggs is provided in the 2022 report.   Indonesia: Retail Foods In 2021, the total value of all food and beverage retail sales in Indonesia totaled $72 billion, a 12 percent decrease from the previous year due to COVID-19 pandemic social distancing measures. Traditional markets still dominate the retail food and beverage sector, accounting for 76 percent of market share, although they continue to lose market share to modern retail stores and e-commerce. Among modern retail channels, convenience stores make up the largest segment and are the only retail channel whose sales grew during the pandemic as customers sought out alternatives to crowded traditional markets and supermarkets. Even as the pandemic subsides, convenience stores are expected to continue to grow in number and sales.   Peru: Retail Foods Peru´s food retail sector is projected to grow 5.3 percent in 2022, reaching $26.3 billion. Growth is expected to be driven by better performance of the modern channel, especially in the development of new store formats and an aggressive discounting campaign to encourage sales.     For more information, or for an archive of all FAS GAIN reports, please visit gain.fas.usda.gov/. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service · 1400 Independence Avenue, SW · Washington, DC 20250