Your reference to Chilean ag goods reminds me that the money doesn’t all stay in Chile. A few years back, I was living there. A product for grapes and orchard use showed up, and. I was asked to give a bunch of talks at grower meetings. I noticed that certain names I recognized from earlier work in CA kept popping up. Long story shot, US growers from the Bakersfield area had bought 49% shares in many farms, brought in US technology, and were returning on capital 12 months a year. (Chile 6 month s out of phase, for those in Rio Linda)
Interesting.
Some of those old California Okies may have been smarter than people would give 'em credit for? hehhehheh...
Thanks for the information, it possibly opens things up for understanding part of the how and why Chilean produce imports were seemingly so overnight successful. The importers knew their way around U.S. produce & green grocer market paths.
I'd be interested in seeing some of those names you mentioned...not that I know any of those guys, or would know of them save Paramount -- which was a rich Hollywood couple gone orchardists Big Time --and the Grimsby Farm carrot guys who eventually expanded into other produce & organics, including grapes.
My personal motivation --- Maybe (it's along shot, at this point) someday I may try to arrange honeybee pollination contracts in that area. It could help to know who are the heavy hitters beyond the two outfits just mentioned.
Please forgive the delay of my reply also, for I, ah, had turned towards other things, was reading about Jihad Jane from ten years ago, ended up reading the book reviews (of the book she wrote trying to exonerate herself -- maybe she did, to a large extent) and went from there to skimming info on various intelligence agents who were involved with U.S. efforts (based in Pakistan) in Afghanistan post 9-11.
Nothing much to do with Bakersfield, and produce, or Chile. lol
Perhaps you could understand this one (not that I'm trying to say anything personal-like to you) though I bet guys down in Chili could relate to it, 'cept from their own perspective of walking the streets (and working the farms) of whatever the towns they live in, or near-to;