Chilean authorities visit Asia Pacific to expand fruit exports

With the aim of strengthening ties of international collaboration and expanding the export of agricultural products in the Asia Pacific such as kiwi, cherries, table grapes and white and red meats, the Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela -accompanied by the national director of SAG, José Guajardo, and the person in charge of International Relations of Odepa, Gabriel Layseca, began a tour of the Asian continent that includes Vietnam, South Korea and China. "It is essential in this trip to strengthen ties with South Korea, with China and also with Vietnam, which is a great friend of Chile and what we seek is to complement our treaty and manage to introduce the kiwi and by the way, which is very important, strengthen the work with table grapes and cherries, peaches and all Chilean fruits (...) and at the level of agroindustry, white and red meats so that they can enter this market that is very important with almost 100 million people,” said Minister Valenzuela. For his part, ...