The Brazilian government has opened the market for Argentine pecan nuts, according to the Official Gazette of that country on Thursday (26.7.2018).
In this regard, the Minister of Agroindustry, Luis Miguel Etchevehere, said that "this is another achievement of the export policy carried out by the national government, which allows our products to reach more shelves in the world, generating employment in every corner of our country."
working together
This opening is the result of the management of the Ministry of Agroindustry of the Nation, through the Secretariat of Agroindustrial Markets, headed by Marisa Bircher, together with the Agroindustrial Advisory Board in Brazil, headed by Javier Dufourquet, and the various negotiations between the authorities of Senasa which culminated in the recent meeting between the heads of the Agri-Food Health Services of Argentina and Brazil, Ricardo Negri and Eduardo Luis Rangel, respectively.
This meeting took place at the beginning of last July at the border crossing between São Tomé and São Borja where the integrated control of border between these Services
Exports
Argentina and Brazil maintain an important commercial link. According to Agroindustria, in 2017, 8.044.595 tons of corn were exported to that destination. agro-industrial products for a total amount of US$ 3.097 millionWheat, malt, garlic, potatoes and dairy products are some of the exported products.
Particularities of the fruit
The pecan nut has the tariff item 0802.90 in the Harmonized System.
It is a nut with a sweet and pleasant taste, as well as being creamy and crunchy. Because of these advantages, this dried fruit is required for cooking and the cosmetics industry, says INTA.
La Argentina has 6.000 hectares of pecan trees and only 25% are in full production, which will mature in the next six years.
Twenty cultivars were developed, adapted to different regions such as Mesopotamia, the north and south of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, the north of Río Negro and the northwest.
On a global scale, Argentina occupies third place in surface area with 6.000 hectares planted with pecan, of which only 25% are plantations in full production, while the remaining 75% are made up of trees that have just begun to produce.
Originally from the United States and imported by Domingo Sarmiento in the 19th century, the pecan tree arrived in Argentina for ornamental purposes and, in recent decades, it has become a productive alternative with great prospects, given the nutritional value of its fruits.
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