Peru sends its first shipment of pecan to China

(Agraria.pe) The National Service of Agrarian Health (Senasa) certified the first shipment of pecans destined for the People's Republic of China. In this way, Peru makes its first shipment of 25 tons of pecans to this important Asian market, a market of more than 1.4 billion potential consumers. "These are the results of the work that the Government has been doing to allow Peruvian products to enter more markets in the world. In November last year, we achieved access and today, the producers of San Juan Bautista in Ica, are making the dream of agro-export a reality," said the head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Ángel Manero Campos. The inspection carried out by Senasa seeks to ensure compliance with the phytosanitary protocols agreed upon with the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC). The verification included the absence of quarantine pests of interest, such as Oiketicus kirbyi and Aleurodicus dispersus. It ...