The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri)through Senasa, announced that the Argentine health agency, the National Service for Agrifood Health and Quality, It will allow the access of passion fruit from Peru to this market of 45 million potential consumers.
This important market opening took place after the Argentine health authority approved the non-regulation of fruit flies in the product for this destination. The National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa) is the body responsible for ensuring, through phytosanitary certification, that the requirements established by both countries are met.
The Midagri minister, Oscar Zea, has ratified that one of the central aspects of the Second agrarian reform is the conquest of new national and international markets for access to products from small farmerswho will be able to obtain higher incomes and improve their quality of life.
In Peru, there are more than 5,130 hectares cultivated with granadilla, which are produced in the mountain and jungle areas of the country. The main producing areas are Pasco (26%), Junín (18%), Huánuco and Cajamarca (12%), La Libertad (7%), Lima (6%), Cuzco (5%), Piura (4%), and others such as Amazonas, Puno and Ucayali complete the remaining 11% of the cultivated area at the national level.
The certified volume for export of granadilla has had an increase of 155% in 2021 in relation to the certified volume in 2020. This vegetable product was exported to 10 international markets last year. Bolivia was the main importer of Peruvian passion fruit with 42% of shipments, followed by Italy with 32%, Spain with 12%, the Netherlands with 7%, and the countries France, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom and Brazil, 7% of the certified volume of passion fruit was destined for export.
“We remain committed to the agricultural development of the country; this time, with access to new markets for national fruit production, providing our farmers with more market opportunities and alternatives for marketing,” said Miguel Quevedo, head of Senasa.
For the export of passion fruit to this market, shipments of this product must first pass through an official inspection by Senasa, and after this, and if a favorable opinion is obtained, the Phytosanitary Certificate will be issued, in compliance with the requirements established by the country. importer.
Source: Larepublica
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