Chileans urge Systems Approach protocol for grape exports
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| 3 October 2023
Overview of table grapes from Chile in the U.S. market, complemented by charts from Agronometrics. Original published on October 2, 2023.
With over 20 years of negotiations and a positive outlook on intergovernmental relations, the official framework for the Systems Approach program for Chilean table grape exports to the U.S. is still awaiting final confirmation.
The proposed standard was published Oct. 17, 2022, and its public consultation process ended Jan. 17.
U.S. authorities indicate that the protocol will be published for implementation before the 2023-24 season.
Source: USDA Market News via Agronometrics.
(Agronometrics users can view this chart with live updates here)
However, no official communications from either government have confirmed approval for the new protocol.
This put producers and exporters, who had prepared for a season with this new mechanism, in a complex situation.
The delay in approval prompted Chile’s major guild and exporters associations to urge the Ministry of Agriculture, the chancellery, embassies and authorities to speed the process so the sector can finally be free of methyl bromide which, the Chilean sector has said, negatively impacts fruit quality on arrival.
“It is imperative that our authorities redouble their efforts to achieve the immediate implementation of this fundamental standard for the development of the table grape market, mainly in productive areas of small and medium-sized growers that are at risk of disappearing in our country,” says Chilean Fruit Growers Federation (Fedefruta) President Jorge Valenzuela
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