Bolivia plans to export 50,000 tons of chia seeds to China every year

Bolivia's El Opinion reported on the 20th that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote in the report: "The economic impact (of exporting chia seeds to China) is expected to be huge. Producers have set a goal to reach 50,000 tons of chia seeds exported to China each year through an active international promotion strategy, thereby promoting the growth of agricultural production." On the 17th, Agropecuaria Chía Corp, located in the Latin American Business Park in Santa Cruz, shipped 25 tons of chia seeds to China for the first time. With the joint efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Rural Development and Land, the National Agricultural Health and Food Safety Service (Senasag) and the Export Chamber (CADEX), 12 Bolivian companies have been approved to export chia seeds to China, and another 5 companies are under review. Edmundo Farrell, a representative of chia seed producers in Santa Cruz, said: Farell thanked the government for its support. "This dream ...