South Korea mulls measures for Chilean blueberry shipments

A mission from South Korea's Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) was in Chile to assess the implementation of agreed measures for the export of blueberries to their country. Inspector Nam Jessie Hwa Yeun, together with officials from the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), visited blueberry farms in Ovalle, Coquimbo region, as well as in Quillota and Nogales, in the Valparaíso region, to verify compliance with established phytosanitary standards. During the visit, the operation of the National Trapping System of the National Lobesia botrana Program was reviewed, an essential requirement for the export of blueberries to Korea. In addition, the mission included a visit to the SAG's Lo Aguirre Entomology Laboratory. Efficiency in management The supervision ended ...