Business delegation to meet Chilean pig producers

The delegation programme offers a unique opportunity for companies along the pig value chain to tap into the vast business possibilities of the Chilean market.

The Danish Agriculture & Food Council (DAFC) and The Trade Council at Royal Danish Embassy in Chile invite your company to join a business delegation focused on the Chilean pig industry – targeting both primary production and processing. You can expect to meet leading Chilean pig producers through a 3-days programme in Chile taking place 3-6 November 2025. The Trade Council in Denmark is supporting the event financially.

Who should join?

This business delegation highlights the pig production value chain and Chilean market leading companies engaged in both primary production and processing. Participation is relevant for Danish companies in agri-industrial equipment, feed production and mills, stable and housing equipment, ventilation, genetics, food processing technology, biosecurity, salmonella handling, cooling/cold chain, storage quality control and inspection, ingredients, emissions reduction, odour management, waste handling, and advisory services.

This event is particularly valuable for companies that offer solutions to the urgent challenges facing Chilean pig production, such as reducing odour emissions and fighting salmonella and AMR. An ambitious odour emissions law came into force in 2023, and Chilean producers now have to convert their stables to meet the law’s criteria by 2027. At the same time, new restrictions have been introduced to limit the construction of new stables. Combined with increased consumer demand, this means that Chilean producers are looking to improve biosecurity to increase stable efficiency and meat quality.

Why join?

The Chilean pig sector has grown steadily for over 20 years, with an average annual expansion rate of 1.9%. Since 2000, investments in technology and infrastructure have boosted efficiency and quality, strengthening Chile’s international position in agribusiness. Chile’s commitment to sustainability and market expansion presents significant opportunities for foreign businesses to collaborate in advancing technology, infrastructure, sustainable and biosecurity practices while gaining access to emerging markets and developing innovative products.

Key industry priorities include:

• Biosecurity: Eradicating salmonella and AMR through industry coordination, training, as well as investments in new stables and production facilities.
• Environmental and sustainable management: Reducing odour emissions from stables and improving waste handling.
• Digitalisation: Implementing advanced technological solutions to enhance quality assessment, control and inspection.
• Water efficiency: Engaging international experts and specialists to optimize water use.

DAFC and TC Santiago have previously organised physical and virtual delegations to Chile in 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2024, and the Chilean industry is very aware of Denmark’s position as industry leader.

With this delegation programme, participants are expected to meet the following Chilean companies/industry bodies (to be finally confirmed):

ChileCarne

The organisation is comprised of the companies Agrosuper, Coexca, Comafri, Maxagro, Sopraval and Propavo, representing more than 85% of the total volume of Chilean white meat exports in total. Since 2016, ChileCarne has aimed to promote export following the substantial growth experienced in the sector throughout the last two decades. It facilitates public-private cooperation by advancing a sustainable white meat industry and promoting Chilean meat internationally. It also aims at positioning Chile as a top-quality meat supplier with high standards of health, safety, biosecurity, and sustainability.

Agrosuper

Agrosuper is the market-leader in both pig, poultry and salmon production in Chile with more than 65 years of experience with production and commercialisation of chicken, pork and turkey products and processed foods. Their production is vertically integrated and covers all phases from the manufacturing of animal feed, breeding farms, processing plants, distribution centres and sales offices. Their key focus areas include market expansion and promotion and implementation of innovative and sustainable solutions to increase efficiency and enhance their performance in all areas of production procedures.

Maxagro

Maxagro is Chile’s second largest pork producer and a market leader in fruit production. Since its founding in 1971, the company has developed a vertically integrated operation that spans feed production, fattening, and meat processing. Headquartered in the Santiago, Maxagro operates multiple farms and a modern processing plant with export-grade certifications. The company exports a significant share of its production to markets in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Maxagro continues to invest in advanced technology and infrastructure, e.g. biogas plants, to improve efficiency and meet global quality standards.

COEXCA

Founded in 2002, COEXCA S.A. is a major player in Chile’s pork industry. Since 2017, Impact Fund Denmark (formerly IFU) has been a large shareholder and on its board of directors. With integrated operations that include breeding farms, feed plants, and a high-capacity slaughterhouse, COEXCA now exports to over 30 countries. The company is among the top pork exporters in Chile, known for its high production standards, animal welfare practices, and commitment to food safety. Ongoing investments in technology and infrastructure continue to boost production efficiency and ensure compliance with international market requirements.

What to expect?

As a business “Road Trip” in and around Santiago with a view to meet main pig producers, the programme will include B2B meetings with the producers at their HQs, slaughterhouses or alternative facilities.

Draft programme (to be finally confirmed):

Day 1 (Monday 3 November 2025):

Introductory meeting/meeting with relevant government authorities & ChileCarne

Welcome and introduction at the Royal Danish Embassy

Update on the newly approved Odour Emission regulation, presented by professionals from relevant Chilean government authorities

ChileCarne, presenting meat industry trends, insights and opportunities

Transport to hotel in Talca or Rancagua

Day 2 (Tuesday 4 November 2025): B2B meetings

Company specific visits in Talca or Rancagua, incl. introductory meeting with short pitching of Danish companies, individual B2B meetings

Dinner

Day 3 (Wednesday 5 November 2025): B2B meetings

Company specific visits in Talca or Rancagua, incl. introductory meeting with short pitching of Danish companies, individual B2B meetings, and potentially accompanied site visit with specific Chilean producers 

Transport to hotel in Santiago

Day 4 (Thursday 6 November 2025):

Company specific visits in Santiago, incl. introductory meeting with short pitching of Danish companies, individual B2B meetings 

Debriefing and departure

End of programme (with suggested departure from Santiago in the evening)

Exporters’ catalogue?

In order to arrange the B2B meetings at the most relevant level, you will also be offered the opportunity of obtaining further exposure by filling in a company profile. The exporters’ catalogue will work as your selling platform prior to the visit, and the Chilean companies will use it to qualify the discussion during the meetings the Danish companies. (In case translation to Spanish is needed, The Trade Council in Chile can offer this service on a payment basis.)

What is the price?

DKK 17,000 excl. VAT per company representative for one representative, which includes a subsidy by The Trade Council, as this event is subject to the support schemes of the council. The price is based on 7 participating companies, an expected 50% subsidy from the Trade Council of Denmark and fulfilment of the associated de minimis rules. An extra representative will cost DKK 5,000 excl. VAT.

NOTE: The Danish company is free to have its local representatives represent your company in full during the event. On the registration form you can, if relevant, therefore add the contact information of the local participating person/company. However, only Danish companies in Denmark with a Danish CVR number can register for participation, and the invoicing will always be issued in DKK to the Danish company address.

We reserve the right to offer you participation at a different price, if any of the above criteria change. Should this result in a higher price than quoted, you have the right to cancel your participation. Other expenses not mentioned above are at your own expense including visa, flights, dining & drink and hotel.

NOTE: The price is based on 7 participating companies, who are all eligible for subsidy, and 50 percent subsidy (already granted) from the Trade Council of Denmark.
If your company is not eligible for subsidy due to de-minimis issues (having received more than 300,000 Euro in de-minimis subsidy within the past 3 years, including the present), you are obliged to pay the full price without the subsidy. The same conditions apply, if you do not wish to receive subsidy.

How and when to register?

Please register at the top of this site in accordance with DAFC’s terms of participation, by filling in all fields required, by 7 July 2025 at the latest. At the same time fill in your company profile using the exporters’ catalogue template (to be sent to you) and resend it to Mr. Asbjorn Otkjaer at asaoto@um.dk. If you already have a profile from previous delegation participation, it will be sent to you for an update.

Organisers

Danish Agriculture & Food Council (DAFC)
Mr. Peter Michael Heller, pmhe@lf.dk, tel. no. +45 2180 0731

The Trade Council at Royal Danish Embassy in Chile
Mr. Asbjørn Otkjær, asaoto@um.dk, tel. no. +56 9 3469 3193