The National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa) and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Nation (SAGyP) maintained an intense work agenda this week with authorities of the government of the People's Republic of China, in order to expand the export of agri-food to that Asian market, the entity indicated.
"The exchange is deepening to expand the export of Argentine agri-food products to China," said Senasa Vice President Rodolfo Acerbi in relation to the meetings held through two simultaneous missions.
On one hand, representatives of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of Chinaa (GACC) They were in our country Carrying out an on-site inspection of the production and control system for nuts with a view to opening its market to these products from Argentina.
While, Acerbi and the head of International Relations of SAGyP, Ariel Martínez, led the Argentine delegation that traveled to Beijing to advance agreements aimed at opening the Chinese market to pork and bovine offal, and continue with the negotiations that allow the reopening of shipments of poultry products.
The Senasa delegation headed by Acerbi had an informative meeting with the vice president of the National Meat Association of China, Chen Wei, to inform him about the progress made with Chinese Customs related to the incorporation of new products of animal origin that Argentina will be able to export when the new protocols are signed.
Also, for 8 days, from July 11 to 18, Chinese officials from the GACC inspected el our country's dried fruit production and control system, in particular, pistachio, pecan, walnut, almond and hazelnut.
The visit concluded with a meeting at Senasa headquarters, where the head of the Chinese delegation, BAI Lu, deputy director general of the GACC Bureau of Import and Export Food Safety, explained that this is the first time that China has made a visit for five products at once. She expressed her pleasant impression of the warmth with which they were received in each place as well as the professionalism with which they work in each area. Although she mentioned some aspects that need improvement, she stressed that the system works efficiently. Finally, she mentioned the willingness to move towards a final agreement that allows Argentine nuts to access the Chinese market.
During their stay in Argentina, the Chinese delegation toured the main production areas of the five crops: they visited pecan farms in Villa Paranacito and Gualeguay (Entre Ríos) and in Arocena (Santa Fe); walnut and almond farms in Tunuyán and Maipú (Mendoza); pistachio plantations in San Juan and ended in Viedma (Río Negro) observing hazelnut crops.
It should be noted that Argentina has been requesting the visit for some time, which is a condition for the Asian country's agency to establish import requirements.
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