Argentine blueberries: First export to the US with quarantine treatment at origin

Paraná (Entre Ríos) - The National Service for Food Safety and Quality (Senasa) certified the first export of blueberries with quarantine treatment at origin: 4 tons of fruit left an establishment located in Concordia, Entre Ríos province, bound for the United States. The operation kicked off the 2024 blueberry campaign, which has Argentina as one of the ten most important producers worldwide and Entre Ríos as the main exporting province. According to data from the sector, 95% of national blueberries are exported as fresh fruit, while 2% is reserved for the local market and the remaining percentage is destined for industrialization for the production of raisins, frozen fruits, juices, jams and frozen pastes for ice cream, yogurt and pastries. On this occasion, Senasa certified the quarantine treatment applied to a total of 3,996,000 kg of ...