Peru: Senasa reaches agreement to resume grape exports to the Ecuadorian market

The Ministry of Development and Irrigation - MIDAGRI announced that the National Agrarian Health Service - SENASA and the Agency for Regulation and Control of Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary - Agrocalidad of Ecuador agreed to resume exports of Peruvian grapes to the northern market during this year. “The dialogue with Agrocalidad has been fruitful and in the coming weeks the phytosanitary requirements that Peruvian producers must meet to restart table grape exports to Ecuador will be published. There is also interest in closing agreements for onion and custard apple access to this market, ”said SENASA's National Chief, Miguel Quevedo Valle. The last grape export to Ecuador was in the 2015-2016 season, reaching the export of 7 130.65 tons and exceeding the 1 567.76 tons of the 2014-2015 campaign, so the agreement with Ecuador is a good opportunity for producers from Ica, Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad and Arequipa give a new impulse to their production. The Peruvian grape has ...