US Ambassador to Chile visits the fresh fruit export industry

Fruits

United States

Chile

Published Jan 25, 2023

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In order to show the reality of the fruit industry to the United States ambassador, Bernadette Meehan, the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (ASOEX), organized a visit and tour of the Garcés Fruit plant in the central zone, where it was possible to visualize the stone packing process, and the high technology that exists today in Chilean export fruit growing.

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The ambassador was accompanied by Bret Tate, Agricultural Attaché of the embassy; Keisey Branch, USDA Area Director-South America; Bruce Ross, FDA International Regulatory Affairs Analyst and Sergio González, USDA Agricultural Specialist. The visitors were received by the president of Asoex, Iván Marambio, along with the general manager, Miguel Canala-Echeverría and the Executive Director of the ASOEX Cherries Committee, Claudia Soler, as well as Grisel Monje, SAG Deputy Director of Operations; Rodrigo Astete, head of SAG's Agricultural-Forestry and Seed Protection Division, and professionals from Garcés Fruit. “The United States is a very important market for Chile, since it is the main destination for 33% of our fresh fruit exports, but also with which we have a long history of bilateral fruit exchange. For this reason, showing the ambassador the process of our fruits, based on sustainable systems, with high technology and innocuous and safe processes, is key to demonstrating ...

Source: Portaldelcampo