After seven years, Colombia was finally allowed to export Haas avocados to Chile

Colombia's Institute of Agricultural Research (ICA) recently announced that after seven years of efforts, Colombia has finally reached an agreement with Chile to allow Colombia to export Haas avocados to the Chilean market.
's agriculture minister, Rodolfo Zea Navarro, confirmed the news and said the deal would bring multiple benefits to the country, Argentina's infobae news network reported on January 28.
" 2020 Colombia exported 87,000 tons of Haas avocados to 24 countries and regions, and an export agreement with Chile means that Colombia's avocado world market will be further opened and demand for avocados will continue to increase worldwide in the future.
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, head of Colombia's ICA, said Colombia's Haas avocados had a good future and had been favoured by countries in recent years.
, Colombia signed an avocado export deal with China to gain access to one of the world's largest agricultural markets in the face of a global economic downturn caused by the outbreak.
the agreement is the result of a joint effort by ICA phytosanitary teams, growers and exporters under the Central American Integration System (SICA) to continue to provide support to growers to continuously promote the commercialization of agricultural products.
addition, the ICA has reached a mutual assistance agreement with the Chilean Agency for Agriculture and Livestock Services (Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero de Chile) to assist Colombia in the treatment of Vibrio Cifer.
the vibrio bacteria mainly grow in fruit branches, causing harm to fruit growth and affecting the export volume of products.
will send a team of professionals to Colombia on a field trip and provide technical support to Colombia.