Farmers from the Tambo Valley in Peru ship 24 tons of garlic to Mexico

Guild members are on track to meet their goal of placing their production in the demanding North American market. From the ‘El Arenal del Tambo valley’ packinghouse, Islay province, 2,400 boxes of garlic of the ‘Chinese’ variety were shipped to the El Callao port. The 24-ton cargo will arrive in the state of Jalisco in Mexico and is the first container of two that will be delivered under the contract. The transaction was finalized after meeting a series of requirements, achieving the certification of the first Packing of Vegetables in the Tambo Valley, by the National Agrarian Health Service of Peru (Senasa), informed the counselor for Islay, Elmer Pinto. He explained that the garlic production was located in the El Arenal annex, Deán Valdivia district, and is owned by the farmer and businessman Godofredo Ortiz, partner of the Association of Garlic Producers of the Tambo Valley (Aprimex). "I salute the initiative and perseverance of Goyo Ortiz, who together with other farmers from ...