Senasa certified the first shipment of fresh Argentine oranges to Guatemala

The National Service for Food Safety and Quality (Senasa) of Argentina certified the export of 22 thousand kilos of fresh oranges to Guatemala, the first shipment of this type of fruit to the Central American country. Senasa, a decentralized agency of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (SAGyP) of the Ministry of Economy of the Nation, is responsible for guaranteeing the health of citrus fruits throughout the production chain and certifies that the phytosanitary conditions established by the purchasing country for Argentine vegetable products are met. It should be remembered that in the middle of this year, Guatemala communicated the phytosanitary requirements for the entry of fresh citrus fruit from Argentina, which allowed this first shipment of oranges from the ...