Ecuador: Closer to achieving access to soursop in the US

Published 2023년 9월 27일

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The president of the Association of Organic Soursop Producers of Ecuador (Asoguanábana) stated that it has not been possible to open the United States market for soursop cultivation due to the long processes of opening phytosanitary protocols with the USDA. The fruit would have to go through irradiation, which would strip it of its organic status. Despite this, the association has received interest from potential buyers in the U.S. and hopes for the market to open within the first half of next year.

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To find out the current situation of soursop cultivation in Ecuador, we spoke with Daniel Ortega, president of the Association of Organic Soursop Producers of Ecuador (Asoguanábana), who commented that to date it has not been possible to open the United States market. Joined. “We have made progress, but the processes of opening phytosanitary protocols with USDA are long,” he said. Ortega indicated that until now they have been told that the fruit must enter, due to pest management, through irradiation, "therefore, we will not be able to enter with our organic product, since we can reach the port with the fruit. organic but once irradiation is exposed, it is marketed within the country as non-organic.” Asked about the missing steps, the president of the association commented that the official opening occurs when the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) publishes the phytosanitary protocol and that has not yet happened. “And according to the national authority it will happen within ...

Source: MXfruit