Argentina will be able to send almonds to Brazil and rainbow trout to China

The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, of the Ministry of Economy, and the Agri-Food Health and Quality Service confirmed two good news for exports of regional products. Argentina managed to open the Brazilian market for the sale of almonds, and the Chinese market for rainbow trout. In the first case, the Secretariat, Senasa and the Foreign Ministry agreed with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (MAPA) on shipments of shelled and shelled almonds starting February 1 of this year. This is positive since between January and November 2023, that country imported almonds for a total of 18 million dollars, corresponding to a volume of 4,255 tons. The United States was its main supplier with 85% of the total imported, followed by Chile with 13%. Argentina is well behind those numbers and does not exceed the record of 933 tons exported in 2019, worth 5.6 million dollars. Even so, this opening represents a great opportunity for producing provinces such as ...