Chile: SAG and Agrocalidad of Ecuador signed an agreement to facilitate the bilateral exchange of fresh fruits

In order to facilitate logistics and reduce the time that shipments spend in ports, as well as the costs associated with these processes, the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) and the Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency of Ecuador (AGROCALIDAD), signed an addendum to the current agreement to facilitate bilateral fruit trade between both countries. The agreement was signed by the national director of SAG, José Guajardo, and the executive director of the Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency of Ecuador (Agrocalidad), Patricio Almeida. The ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of Ecuador in Chile, Lotty Farah Andrade; the general manager of Frutas de Chile, Miguel Canala-Echeverría, in addition to professionals from SAG, Agrocalidad, the Embassy of Ecuador in Chile and IICA. It is worth noting that the addendum to the existing bilateral agreement on fresh fruit between both countries seeks to speed up the processes of importing ...