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China added 8 Colombian Hass growers to authorized exporter list
Recently, the General Administration of Customs of China has expanded the list of authorized producers and processors of Colombian Hass avocados, adding 8 new growers that are allowed to export this product to China in 2021.
It is reported that to this end, the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture, ICA, Corpohass, the Avocado Association, and their approximate 15,000 registered producers worked together to ensure that their Hass avocados meet sanitary and animal and plant quarantine requirements through strict supervision.
The eight newly authorized farms are located in the provinces of Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, and Quindio. The General Administration of Customs of China stated that these farms “have excellent fruit fly monitoring procedures, use raw materials registered with ICA, strictly comply with the chemical withdrawal period, and the products can be traced from planting to export”.
More Colombian avos heading for China
Eight areas have been authorised to export Hass avocados to China this year
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Chinese plant health authorities have authorised new Colombian Hass avocado farms and packhouses to export to China in 2021.
A total of eight areas in the departments of Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, and Quindio have been authorised this year, according to a report in
Agronegocios.
Deyanira Barrero Leon, general manager of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), highlighted the strength of the Colombian phytosanitary monitoring and control systems.
“The Chinese market is a priority for us because of the great future possibilities it presents for Colombian exports. That s why we work as a team from farm to farm with small, medium, and large producers, to provide them with more opportunities to market their products,” she said.
After having audited the Colombian phytosanitary system last month, the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China has authorized more Colombian Hass avocado…
Colombia reaches an agreement with Chile to export its Hass avocado to that market
After seven years of negotiations, Colombia and Chile have reached an agreement to export Colombian Hass avocado to the Chilean market. We were able to agree on the work plan for the export of Colombia s Hass avocado to the Chilean market thanks to the phytosanitary surveillance work carried out by the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) and the actions of the farms and packing plants technical teams, stated Deyanira Barreo Leon, the general manager of the ICA.
Rodolfo Zea Navarro, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that “Colombian agriculture continues to conquer markets at the international level. Our avocados will arrive in Chile, a destination that will increase the demand for this national product, which in 2020 reached 24 countries.”