Trade mission to Chile nets more than $3M in export sales

TAMPA — Global Tampa Bay, previously known as the Tampa Bay Export Alliance, hosted a trade mission in October to Santiago, Chile, that has produced $3.35 million in future sales and economic activity for participating companies.

According to a press release, eight Tampa Bay area businesses took part in the sales trip, and 53 one-on-one meetings — facilitated by the U.S. Commercial Service’s Gold Key Service Matchmaker program — were held. Chile is one of Florida’s largest merchandise export markets, the release adds.