Chile requests the entry of blueberries without fumigation to the US. UU.
Open the American market a cranberry growers nationals, mainly from Bío Bío and Ñuble regions, was part of the work done by the Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Walker, who met with agrarian authorities of United States during your visit to Washington.
“We have to open the US market for blueberries nationals, especially from Ñuble and Bío Bío. We have hope and that's why we came to United States, that this market can be opened for blueberries no fumigation and be able to integrate the system aproach"He said Walker, who also highlighted the efforts of local entrepreneurs to enter a demanding market like the United States.
"We came especially to the United States for Ñuble and for Bío Bío, to request that these producers stop using methyl bromide, which is so harmful to fruit, especially for blueberries and that loses the status of organic to people who make a very big effort to have a healthier product, ”added the minister.
En United States, Walker held meetings with the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Trade and Agricultural Affairs (FAS), Ted McKinney; the Undersecretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (APHIS) of the United States, Greg Ibach and with the Undersecretary of Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Mindy Brashears, with whom he analyzed the sanitary measures of the North American country to expedite the processes of system approach de blueberries y table grapes, and to address health and safety issues between both countries.
Before the sayings of Walker, seremi of Agriculture in the Bío Bío, Francisco Lagos, emphasized in “the effort that the Bio Bio and Ñuble Producers, which have more than 6 thousand hectares of blueberries in these two regions, one thousand of which are organic ”.
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