Business delegation to meet Chilean poultry producers

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 poultry industry – targeting both primary production and processing. You can expect to meet leading Chilean poultry producers through a 3-days programme in Chile taking place 10-12 June 2025. The Trade Council in Denmark is supporting the event financially.

Who should join?

This business delegation highlights the poultry 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, food processing technology, biosecurity, salmonella handling, cooling/cold chain, storage quality control and inspection, ingredients, emissions reduction, odour management and advisory services.

The event is especially valuable for companies offering biosecurity solutions and circular sustainability initiatives. Following a recent Avian Influenza outbreak in 2023, Chile’s poultry sector is focused on market expansion, sustainable practices, and compliance with Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) guidelines to reinforce biosecurity at all levels, from backyard producers to large commercial operations and environmental pollutants.

Why join?

The Chilean poultry sector has grown steadily for over 50 years, with an average annual expansion rate of 1.6%. 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: Preventing exotic and endemic diseases through farmer support, training, and advanced cargo inspection technologies.
• Environmental and sustainable management: Adopting circular economy technologies and practices to i.e. reuse and add value to animal by-products.
• 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 and 2022, 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% oof 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 co-operation 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.

Ariztía
Founded in 1936, Empresas Ariztía S.A. is a family-owned Chilean company specializing in poultry production, including chicken and turkey, as well as other food products. With a fully integrated operation, Ariztía manages its processes from breeding to distribution, ensuring high-quality standards. The company's strengths lie in its long-standing tradition, technological advancements, and commitment to innovation. Ariztía serves both domestic and international markets, adapting to consumer needs and promoting a diverse product range.

Agrícola Don Pollo Ltda. / Chorombo
Established in 1986, Agrícola Don Pollo Ltda. / Chorombo is a Chilean poultry company specializing in the production, processing, and commercialization of chicken products. The company operates multiple breeding facilities and a modern processing plant with a capacity of 450,000 chickens per week. Agrícola Don Pollo emphasizes quality and food safety, supplying a wide range of products to supermarkets, butcher shops, wholesalers, hotels, and restaurants across Chile.

What to expect?

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

Draft programme (to be finally confirmed):

Day 1 (Tuesday 10 June 2025): Introductory meeting/meeting with Ministry of Environment & ChileCarne

09.00-10.00:
Welcome and introduction at the Royal Danish Embassy

11.00-12.30:
Update on the newly approved Odour Emission regulation, presented by professionals from the Chilean Ministry of the Environment

14.30-16.00:
ChileCarne, presenting meat industry trends, insights and opportunities

Day 2 (Wednesday 11 June 2025): B2B meetings

09.00-17.00:
Company specific visits, incl. introductory meeting with short pitching of Danish companies, individual B2B meetings, and potentially accompanied site visit with specific Chilean producers

19.00:
Dinner

Day 3 (Thursday 12 June 2025): B2B meetings

09.00-17.00:
Company specific visits, incl. introductory meeting with short pitching of Danish companies, individual B2B meetings, and potentially accompanied site visit with specific Chilean producers

End of programme (with suggested departure from Santiago 13 June)

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 16,000 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 1 April 2025 at the latest. At the same time (and no later than 1 May 2025) fill in your company profile using the exporters’ catalogue template (to be sent to you) and resend it to Ms. Dagmar Thomsen at dagtho@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
Ms. Dagmar Thomsen, dagtho@um.dk, tel. no. +56 9 8660 2503