Not only table grapes arrive in Japan, Peru hopes to send mangoes and avocados

To find out the details and role of the phytosanitary protocol, Portalfruticola.com spoke with the director of Plant Health of Senasa, Orlando Dolores, who indicated that one of the roles of the institution is to open markets for Peruvian products "and in that sense we have worked with the phytosanitary authority of Japan for the entry of Hass avocado, mango and now table grapes. “Now we are working to export blueberries and we hope that will happen in a couple of years.” The first shipment consisted of 2,000 boxes, containing a total of 16,400 kilograms of fresh grapes, of the “Allison” variety, from Piura. Pablo Eyheralde, general manager of Sociedad Agrícola Rapel, which belongs to the Chilean capital group Verfrut, commented that “there are two containers sent out of the 120 that have been scheduled. The company will send only fresh fruit. "He hopes to take advantage of the export window in the northern zone, which runs from September to December." The shipment will arrive in ...