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

Published 2024년 12월 16일

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The European Union (EU) has removed Peruvian organic quinoa from the list of organic products subject to additional controls, thanks to a public-private collaboration. This development, announced by the Association of Exporters (ADEX), will be effective from next year and will also facilitate the export of other organic products like lemon, pomegranate, and coffee. Since 2015, the EU has imposed additional controls on Peruvian quinoa due to pesticide residues, which has served as a significant barrier for exporters and importers. By 2025, only two Peruvian organic products will be subject to these additional controls. In the first nine months of 2024, quinoa shipments reached $50.4 million, with the USA, Canada, and Italy being the primary markets.

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Thanks to the public-private effort, 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 from 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 Ayacucho Quinoa Technical Board, carried out inter-institutional cooperation work with the National Agrarian Health Service (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 promoted meetings and negotiations between our associates and authorities, taking advantage of spaces with the Executive and the Congress of the Republic. Now we see the good results, as this exclusion will ...

Source: AgroPeru