The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) announced the acceptance of the health certificate that allows the entry of national shrimp and derived products into the oceanic country.
In this regard, the Minister of Agroindustry Luis Miguel Etchevehere highlighted in a statement "the great work and the health, technical and commercial coordination"Our teams allow us to continue adding buyers. These are opportunities for each link in the chain, in this case fishing, which not only mean greater foreign currency earnings, but also strengthen the confidence of Argentine food on international shelves, with the ultimate goal of being the supermarket of the world."
The Australian authorities took the opportunity to extend their appreciation for the constructive negotiations to finalize the certificate model and stressed the start of safe trade between Argentina and Australia.
For its part, the Secretary of Agroindustrial Markets Marisa Bircher He explained that "the importance of the Australian market is highlighted when one takes into account that Australia imports frozen and processed shrimp from the world worth around US$ 300 million annually. Likewise, the Argentine prawns come from wild capture, which is why they stand out internationally in terms of their quality and health.."
According to Indec, between January and October 2017, Argentine shrimp exports to the world totaled US$1.024 million and 157.000 tons.
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