Chilean market opens its doors to Brazilian papaya

Brazil already exports to Europe, the United States and other countries in South America It is not new that Brazil has been conquering more and more space in the Chilean market, last year the country started to import the Brazilian lemon from Tahiti and to the joy of fruit growers, Chile also officially opened its doors to papaya. The interest in the fruit was due to the quality and good reputation of the fruit produced in Brazil, which is considered one of the best in the world, according to the Brazilian Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruit and Derivatives (ABRAFRUTAS), an entity that was in charge of negotiations with with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Development (MAPA) and the Brazilian Association of Papaya Producers and Exporters (Brapex). With the intention of opening this market, last year Brazil received a technical visit from Chile, to verify phytosanitary control in papaya production. Comprising two auditors from the Ministry of Agriculture of ...