More than 600 kilos of Chilean truffles have been exported to Asian markets, the EU and the USA

Published 2021년 7월 19일

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The article highlights the significance of the Agricultural and Livestock Service at the Comex Office of Arturo Merino Benítez Airport in ensuring Chile's truffle exports meet international phytosanitary standards. These standards are crucial for export continuity and maintaining Chile's international image. The first truffle export, which was made in 2017, marked Chile as the first South American country to export this mushroom product abroad. The long-term goal is to capture 10% of the global market by 2050, with the Chilean truffle being recognized as a gourmet product in major markets like France, Japan, and England.

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For the fulfillment of these projections, it is that the inspection work by the Agricultural and Livestock Service, in the Comex Office of the Arturo Merino Benítez Airport, takes a fundamental role, since it is the entity that verifies that this product grown, in soil national, comply with the phytosanitary requirements of such demanding markets, already frequent, such as: France, Hong Kong, Spain, England, Germany and Japan. “Almost all the countries on the other side of the pond are governed by the same sanitary standards, that is, what the European Union dictates, while the USA and Japan present their own demands. Ensuring the shipment of products according to phytosanitary standards is not only important for the continuity of exports, but also for our country's image ”, explained the Regional Director of the Metropolitan SAG, Jorge Hernández Real. It should be remembered that the first truffle export was made in 2017, by the ...

Source: Servicio Agricola