SAG and Frutas de Chile meet with authorities from Japan and Korea to prepare exports and new market openings

Published 2024년 6월 7일

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A delegation led by José Guajardo Reyes, national director of Chile's SAG, along with representatives from ChileCarne, Faenacar, Frutas de Chile, and embassies in Japan and South Korea, recently visited these countries to discuss the next fruit shipping season and ongoing phytosanitary requirements for Chilean fruit exports. In Japan, they discussed cold treatments for fruit fly-affected areas and Chile's participation in Expo Osaka 2024. In South Korea, the focus was on reviewing inspection processes at the Port of Incheon and advancing pest mitigation measures for plums. The 2023-2024 season saw significant exports of fresh fruits to both countries, with over 32,000 tons to Japan and over 33,000 tons to South Korea.

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The delegation is led by the national director of the SAG, José Guajardo Reyes, together with professionals Marco Muñoz, head of the Agricultural-Forest and Seed Protection Division of this Service and Esteban Canales, head of the Department of Livestock Safety and Certification, in addition of Rodrigo Castañón, business manager of ChileCarne and Rafael Lecaros, general manager of Faenacar and the general manager of Frutas de Chile, Miguel Canala-Echeverría. Likewise, the Chilean ambassadors in Japan and South Korea, Ricardo Rojas and Mathias Francke, respectively, participated, as well as the agricultural and commercial attaché of our country in Japan, Nury Disegni Gili and José Miguel Sepúlveda, agricultural attaché of Chile in Korea. from the south. In Japan, progress was discussed for the next fruit shipping season, including areas affected by the fruit fly. MAFF was requested to implement cold treatments in transit. Chile's participation in Expo Osaka 2024 was also addressed. ...

Source: Agromeat