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Spain: Murcia asks the Government to approve the necessary protocols to be able to export citrus to all countries in the world

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Published Nov 15, 2022

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The regional government requested today from the Government of Spain the immediate approval of all the necessary protocols to be able to export citrus from the Region of Murcia to any country in the world. This was the main conclusion of the meeting held this Monday between the president of the Community, Fernando López Miras, and the president of the Lemon and Grapefruit Interprofessional Association (Ailimpo), José Hernández.

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The Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, the Environment and Emergencies, Antonio Luengo, explained after the work meeting held at the Palacio de San Esteban that "we need to be certain that our producers can export to any part of the world without counting on blockades like the ones that are suffering, for example, the lemon in certain areas of Southeast Asia”. "Other countries in the world cannot compete either in quality or in the treatment given to the product throughout the process, which allows us to place our citrus anywhere in the world in perfect condition for home consumption, which This cannot be said about products from third countries and whose phytosanitary guarantees do not comply, in many cases, with current legislation", he pointed out. For this reason, it has influenced the opportunity "for the Region to reach all the markets it proposes, prioritizing the Spanish product within the European Union", "responding to an existing demand". During the ...
Source: La Razon
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