date:Sep 21, 2016
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Imported grapes, for which Chile is responsible for the majority share, are another fruit that has grown in popularity following the trade agreement. Grapes currently rank second in Emarts imported fruit sales, preceded only by bananas. The Korea-Chile FTA went into effect in 2004, and removed all tariffs for grapes by 2014, lowering prices by up to 40 percent. Imports of Chilean grapes also increased dramatically from an annual average of 6,825 tons before the FTA (2000 2003) to 31,286