Spain achieves the opening of the market for table grapes and pears in Thailand

The Government of Thailand has informed the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the opening of its market for table grapes and pears of Spanish origin, after intense collaboration between the governments of both countries. This good result highlights the ministry's negotiating efforts with the phytosanitary authorities of third countries that are of interest to Spanish producers, within the framework of promoting the internationalization of the agri-food sector. Thailand decided to unilaterally close the market to Spanish fruit for phytosanitary reasons in 2010. It was not until 2017 that the negotiating process could be resumed, which has now culminated. During the negotiation, the Spanish administration has provided numerous technical information that proves the phytosanitary safety of Spanish productions. In this process, the authorities of the Department of Agriculture of Thailand carried out a specific audit visit, during the first fortnight of last August, which ...