Peruvian organic quinoa will be exported to the European Union without additional controls

Published 2024년 12월 16일

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Due to public-private collaborations, the European Union has excluded Peruvian organic quinoa from the list of organic products subject to additional controls, enabling its entry into the bloc without extra restrictions. This development, which follows the removal of additional controls on lemons, pomegranates, and coffee, will significantly benefit Peruvian farmers and exporters. Since 2015, the EU had imposed additional controls on quinoa due to pesticide residues, posing a challenge for exporters. Now, only banana and ginger will be subject to additional controls by 2025, marking a considerable improvement. In 2024, quinoa exports reached US$ 50.4 million, with the USA, Canada, and Italy being the primary recipients. The announcement is expected to streamline the export process for other organic products, including lemon, pomegranate, and coffee.

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Thanks to public-private efforts, lemons, pomegranates and coffee will also be exported to the European Union without additional controls, says ADEX. Farmers and exports will benefit. Thanks to public-private efforts, the European Union (EU) excluded Peruvian organic quinoa – of great economic and social importance in our country – from its list of organic products subject to additional controls, so it will enter this trade bloc next year, reported the Association of Exporters (ADEX). The central manager of Exports of the association, Diego Llosa Velásquez, explained that the Andean Grains and Legumes Committee of ADEX, in coordination with the Technical Table of Quinoa of Ayacucho, carried out inter-institutional cooperation work with the National Service of Agrarian Health (Senasa), PromPerú, and the Ministries of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) and Foreign Relations (RR.EE.). “Since March 2023, we have been promoting meetings ...

Source: PQS