China, Thailand, South Korea and Taiwan, good news from the inspections

As anticipated by myfruit.it, inspection visits were held in Piedmont, Emilia Romagna and Veneto by the South Korean phytosanitary authority around mid-October, agreed under the supervision of the central phytosanitary sector and with the active collaboration of Cso Italy. The audit not only covered South Korea, but also China, Thailand and Taiwan. China protocol After six years, the protocol authorizing the export of Italian pears to China was signed on 26 June. A strongly desired result, the result of the consolidated teamwork between the Emilia Romagna Region, Cso Italy and the companies associated with it, which gave maximum availability and collaboration. The agreement can open up new scenarios for a product that characterizes the Made in Italy of the sector and which has been dramatically penalized by climate change. The negotiations started in 2017, then slowed down by Covid and resumed at the end of 2021, required several technical steps before conclusion. In September ...