Argentina has completed its first shipment of pecans to China, following the sanitary approval granted this year between the two countries. The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (SENASA) certified a initial shipment of 20 tons of the Pawnee variety, bound for the Port of Ningbo, one of the main food import centers of the Asian country.
According to the agency, agents from the SENASA Entre Ríos Regional Center verified compliance with all phytosanitary requirements agreed with the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC)These requirements were established in March of this year, when both countries signed the sanitary protocols to enable the export of gallstones and nuts, including walnuts, pecans, almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios.
SENASA reiterated that its role is to guarantee the health of the product throughout the entire production chain and to certify that each shipment meets the conditions required by the importing country.
Argentina produces between 10 and 12 varieties Pecans are grown in Argentina, with Entre Ríos being the main producing province: it accounts for 60% of the planted hectares and contributes nearly 50% of national production. There are also pecan orchards in Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Tucumán, Salta, and Misiones.
The country possesses exceptional agro-ecological conditions for obtaining high-quality pecans. Furthermore, as SENASA explained, the advantage of producing out of season allows it to supply the demand of the main consumer markets in the Northern Hemisphere.
So far in 2025, SENASA has registered exports of 920 tons Pecans, both shelled and unshelled, are exported to destinations such as Lithuania, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Peru. With the opening of the Chinese market—the world's largest consumer of shelled pecans—Argentina adds a strategic destination for this sector, the official source said.
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