Iván Marambio, president of Asoex in Chile: Our export of peaches and apricots to China will begin this season after inspections

Chile is one step away from being able to export peaches and apricots to China, as Chinese inspectors are visiting orchards in the South American country. It is part of the last verification step, after which the first shipments can begin. "We believe that our export of peaches and apricots will begin this season, after Chinese inspections," says Iván Marambio, the president of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (Asoex). These technical visits by inspectors from the Animal and Plant Quarantine Department of the Chinese General Administration of Customs are necessary so that new exports can begin once the audit is approved. Chilean President Gabriel Boric visited China last month (October 17), where Chilean fruit exporters celebrated the signing of four protocols for the entry of their apricots and peaches to the Asian country. "Our industry has good expectations because the consumption of peaches and apricots is already developing in China. China imports around 40,000 tons of ...