Chile and China seal deal on almond exports

According to a news report from the Spanish-language version of China’s People’s Daily Online, an agreement allowing Chilean almonds to enter the Chinese market was signed on March 15 in the Chilean capital of Santiago. The signing took place at the presidential residence, with Chilean Minister of Agriculture Esteban Valenzuela and Vice Minister Wang Lingjun from China’s General Administration of Customs representing their respective countries. Chilean President Gabriel Boric and Minister of Foreign Affairs Alberto van Klaveren also attended the signing ceremony. The new agreement is intended to facilitate the export of Chilean in-shell almonds to China. During the ceremony, President Boric expressed that the agreement will broaden the spectrum of products that Chile exports to China, which bodes well for Chile’s foreign trade and agricultural sectors as well as its overall economy. Last October also saw the signing of a phytosanitary protocol for the export of fresh Chilean stone ...