As a result of the bilateral meetings held by the National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa) within the framework of the meeting of the 13th Commission on Phytosanitary Measures of the IPPC (CMF-13) held between April 16 and 20, it was confirmed that the Thai market for Argentine blueberries is open.
It should be noted that for the export of blueberries to this destination only The issuance of a Phytosanitary Certificate is required without additional declarations, since all products that are not specified as prohibited or restricted items, as is this case, are considered "not prohibited" and are guided by the general rule.
Argentina ranks 9th as a food supplier to Thailand. In 2017, our country exported 1.130.535 tons of agro-industrial products to that destination for a total amount of US$ 463 million. 88% of exports are agro-industrial, with products such as soy flour, leather, wheat, and shrimp and prawns standing out.
South Korea
Regarding South Korea, Senasa received an official communication from the Korean Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) to inform that It is not necessary to carry out a Pest Risk Analysis. These products can therefore be imported into this country with the issuance of a Phytosanitary Certificate. Negotiations for the opening of the South Korean market for peas, lentils and barley began in August 2017.
"In these two years we have managed to open more than 120 markets. Each new destination we incorporate represents a new opportunity and brings us closer to our goal of becoming the world's supermarket," said the Minister of Agribusiness, Luis Miguel Etchevehere.
South Korea, of our total exports to this destination, 75% belong to the agro-industrial sector, resulting in a surplus in the agro-industrial balance for Argentina. In 2017, we exported 1.915.002 tons for a total amount of US$ 383 million. The main agro-industrial products exported are corn, mollusks, shrimp and prawns, and soybean oil.
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