Spain: They manage to reopen the US market for Almerian peppers

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Published Jan 25, 2024

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The US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reopened exports for Almería peppers from Spain, following a closure due to the detection of the Mediterranean fruit fly. The decision comes after successful coordination between the Spanish administration, the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organizations, and interested export companies. Firms such as ZOI Agrícola, Ejidomar, Agroiris, Freshcover and Frutas el Monarca will resume pepper exports to the US, with over 2,000 traps in place to ensure clean shipments. In 2022, Almería exported nearly 3,000 tons of fruits and vegetables to the US, accounting for 0.11% of the total.

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On December 29, 2022, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States closed the doors to the export of peppers from Almería due to different detections of Ceratitis capitata, the so-called Mediterranean fruit fly. Given the loss of a new campaign for this year - the export window for pepper opens from December 1 to April 30 - coordination work began between the Spanish administration and the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organizations. Vegetables from the province of Almería (COEXPHAL) to recover this market. In September of last year, the American administration contacted the Spanish administration to carry out a control visit last October based on these detections and which was very successful thanks to the coordination work with both administrations by COEXPHAL and the interested companies. in said export, as well as by the AGROCOLOR auditors, who with a series of improvements in terms of traceability and airtightness of the ...

Source: Agronoticias