First shipment of Chilean grapes arrives in the US under the Systems Approach protocol

After 24 years of negotiations, the Chilean table grape industry achieved an important advance by completing the arrival of the first shipment under the Systems Approach protocol to the United States. This system eliminates the need for fumigation with methyl bromide at the port of destination, replacing the procedure with mitigation measures at source, which improves the quality and condition of the fruit upon arrival at its destination, FreshFruitPortal reported. . The shipment, exported by the Chilean company Subsole, arrived at the Port of Philadelphia. This event was highlighted by the Agricultural Officer of the Chilean Embassy in the United States, Andrés Rodríguez, who described the event as a "milestone" in trade relations between both countries. Rodríguez stressed that this achievement is the result of a joint effort between the public and private sectors of both countries. In Chile, unions, producers and exporters participated, while in the United States, the ...