Spain signs agreements with China for the export of almonds and persimmons

Spain and China have signed trade agreements this Friday that allow the export of almonds and persimmons of Spanish origin to the Asian country, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has indicated. Within the framework of the visit to Beijing by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, the MAPA and the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China have reached the phytosanitary protocols that allow such shipments. Negotiations on the Spanish almond export file to China began in 2017 and since then the Ministry has worked on exchanging technical information with the Chinese authorities. According to the MAPA, this export opportunity will benefit a crop present in almost all of Spain, especially in Andalusia, with an average production of 100,000 tons in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 campaigns, Aragón (60,000 tons), Castilla-La Mancha ( 50,000 tons), the Valencian Community (37,000 tons), Murcia (28,000 tons) and Catalonia (20,000 tons). ...