The pistachio sector is celebrating that the Spanish Government has signed this week a phytosanitary protocol for plant products with the authorities of China that will allow the future export of its production to this Asian market. This was stated to Efeagro by José Miguel Olmeda, president of the company Procesados Saba Pistachos (Villamalea, Albacete), who is also a member of the European Pistachio Council. "Everything that involves eliminating barriers and opening borders is good news" for the producers, Olmeda said before explaining that "the vast majority of Spanish pistachio is exported", especially to Europe, which is its "natural market", with France, Italy and the Nordic countries leading the way. The president of Procesados Saba Pistachos assured that "Spain is set to become in the coming years the third pistachio operator in the world", a business currently led by the United States, Iran and Turkey, the latter of which Spain would surpass in production. He pointed out ...