Peru speeds up efforts to gain access to Thailand's market for pomegranates and citrus fruits

The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI) in Peru is working to expedite the export of pomegranates and citrus to Thailand through the Streamlining of Procedures for Comprehensive Export Promotion (SENASA). This initiative aims to remove phytosanitary restrictions on these fruits and include them in the existing blueberry export agreement with Thailand. SENASA is collaborating with the Thai Department of Agriculture (DOA) to complete Pest Risk Analyses and cold treatment studies to meet necessary phytosanitary standards. This partnership is anticipated to benefit producers from various Peruvian regions, expanding export markets for pomegranates and citrus beyond their current ranges.

They want Peruvian pomegranates and citrus to reach Thailand. MIDAGRI, through SENASA, seeks to ensure that more Peruvian producers can export their fruits to international markets. The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI), through SENASA, is streamlining the procedures to ensure the access of pomegranates and citrus to the Thai market, in addition to ensuring that no further phytosanitary restrictions are applied to the export of blueberries to this destination. With the support of the Peruvian Ambassador, Cecilia Galarreta, the national head of SENASA, Vilma Gutarra García, her technical team and representatives of the Peruvian Foreign Ministry met in Thailand with the authorities of the Department of Agriculture (DOA) with the aim of promoting agreements so that pomegranate and citrus producers can send their products to this new destination in the short term. In the case of pomegranates, the DOA has been developing the Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) and, at the ...