required report public distribution date 2 6 2006 gain number ci6003 ci6000 chile food processing ingredients sector annual approved by christine m sloop agricultural attache office of affairs prepared us embassy santiago highlights a key market driver for is s strong economy which has rebounded since the end 2003 supermarket sales are growing 7 steadily per year 2004 when were 5 billion and expected to grow another in consumption trends influencing type quality inputs being used include easy prepare new fast foods snack diet light continue capturing share organic adopted at much slower rate but there increasing presence also marking trend recent slow economic period drove price sensitivity an all time high among processors continues consolidate through mergers leaving wide gap size capacity between leading producers universe small ones includes psd changes no trade matrix ci1 ci usda foreign service
