Chile hopes China will soon become the No.1 destination for its food exports, the Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday, citing Chilean Agriculture Minister Carlos Furche.

"What is going to happen is that, in the next decade, China will become the first destination for Chilean food exports, a position that the US currently occupies," said Furche.

When the free trade agreement between China and Chile was signed in 2005, Chilean exports of forest and agricultural products to China were worth $400 million. In 2015, the figure rose to $2.4 billion.
Newspaper headline: Chile targets China market