Japan opens its market to Brazilian Hass avocado

The Brazilian avocado industry continues to conquer markets. At the beginning of the year it gained entry to Costa Rica and now Japan welcomes the Hass variety produced in the South American giant. The Brazilian government, as well as the local industry, welcomed the announcement by the Japanese government of the official authorization to ship the fruit. “The authorization to export the product opens new opportunities for the Brazilian agroindustry, while diversifying the fruit supply for the Japanese market, one of the most demanding in the world,” declared in a joint statement the Ministries of Agriculture and Livestock, and Foreign Affairs of Brazil. The Association of Producers, Exporters of Fruits and Derivatives of Brazil (Abrafrutas), also celebrated this important news for the fruit sector. The entity detailed that Japan established a series of requirements that exporters must meet. Among them, the annual visit of a Japanese inspector to certify and qualify the processing ...