Ecuador prepares to export pitahaya to China

Published 2024년 5월 7일

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Ecuador has opened the Chinese market for its fresh pitahaya (dragon fruit) exports, a significant achievement announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock through Agrocalidad. This milestone was reached after fulfilling stringent phytosanitary standards and undergoing audits, marking a pivotal moment for Ecuadorian producers who have been facing challenges in the oversaturated U.S. market. Dario's Fruit, a leading producer, views this as an opportunity to diversify their export destinations and potentially achieve price stability. The strategy involves starting with small shipments to the quality-conscious Chinese market to build trust and understand importer requirements better.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Ecuador, through the Phyto and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency (Agrocalidad), successfully concluded the procedures to begin exports of fresh pitahaya to the Asian giant. The trade agreement establishes a series of measures that both producers and collection centers must comply with to reach China with the fruit. From Agrocalidad they indicated that these include the inspection of the pitahaya, in order to guarantee its phytosanitary quality. The executive director of Agrocalidad, Patricio Almeida, commented, “with intense work between the two phytosanitary institutions and the commitment of the pitahaya producer-exporter sector, after complying with the planned audit, the opening of the market for this fruit to the giant was achieved. Asian". Along these lines, Portalfruticola.com spoke with the general manager of Dario's Fruit, Dario Pavón Coloma, who currently produces approximately 45,000 kilos of pitahaya per year. “We ...

Source: MXfruit