Fruit growers now use Systems Approach for shipments of grapes and kiwis to Mexico

Published 2024년 7월 11일

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The Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) and Frutas de Chile have successfully advanced discussions with Mexican authorities, including Senasica, to approve the Systems Approach for exporting fresh grapes and kiwis from Chile to Mexico. This approach, already authorized for export to the United States, is expected to increase export competitiveness by reducing fumigation. Additionally, the meetings covered the export of oranges under the same system as other citrus fruits, improving the avocado export program to Chile, and shipping irradiated mangoes from fruit fly-free areas. Separately, SAG and Frutas de Chile also discussed with airport authorities the logistics of cherry shipments to China via sea or land.

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Thursday, July 11, 2024.- The Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) and Frutas de Chile highlighted the progress after the meetings held in Mexico with the phytosanitary authorities of Senasica (National Agri-Food Health, Safety and Quality Service) in order to achieve approval of the Systems Approach for shipments of fresh grapes and kiwis from Chile to Mexico, as well as analyze other topics of interest for the national fruit sector. In this regard, Marco Muñoz, head of the Agricultural, Forestry and Seeds Division of the SAG, pointed out: “The bilateral meeting with Senasica of Mexico was very positive, since we were able to advance on issues that are of mutual interest. We have the participation of the private sector, represented by Frutas de Chile and during this meeting we presented the proposal for the implementation of the Systems Approach for shipments of our table grapes from the regions of Atacama, Coquimbo and Valparaíso, which is being favorably analyzed, so we ...

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