Argentina: Santiago del Estero exports 685 tons of alfalfa to China

Published 2022년 1월 7일

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Argentina's National Service of Agrifood Health and Quality (Senasa) has approved the export of 685 tons of dehydrated alfalfa from Santiago del Estero to China. The shipment, contained in 22 containers, was sent from the Port of Buenos Aires and will be delivered to Chinese ports including Huangpu, Qingdao, Dalian, and Xingang. Senasa confirmed that the alfalfa is free of insects, microorganisms, and weeds, meeting China's phytosanitary standards. This marks the beginning of alfalfa exports from Santiago del Estero to China, with the potential to expand the planting area for the product. In 2021, Senasa exported 70,918 tons of alfalfa bales to various countries, with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates being the main recipients.

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By Redacción PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, The National Service of Agrifood Health and Quality (Senasa) of Argentina, certified the first export of bales of dehydrated alfalfa produced in Santiago del Estero to China. A total of 685 tons of this merchandise were mobilized. According to Senasa, the product was shipped in 22 containers at the Port of Buenos Aires and will be unloaded in the Chinese ports of Huangpu (135 tons), Qingdao (240 tons), Dalian (210 tons) and Xingang (100 tons). Based on the phytosanitary requirements agreed between the Argentine authorities and those of the Asian giant, agents of the Plant Protection area of the Senasa Office took samples of the alfalfa and sent them to a laboratory to carry out 11 analyzes, which managed to determine that the Consignment shipped is free of insects, microorganisms, and weeds., In this context, José Luque, Director of the NOA South Regional Center of Senasa, indicated that "the beginning of the export of alfalfa to ...

Source: CLPortalportuario