"2 containers will leave from Genoa on 2nd October, and another one will leave from La Spezia on the 9th," announces Francesco Bassi, deputy director of Agrintesa, about the first shipping of Abate pears to the US. "Other shipments should follow in a month's time, when the Usda-Aphis inspector will be back for checks."
"The procedure for exports towards the US was demanding throughout the whole chain, from fields to packaging, and it was constantly monitored by the American inspectors."
"The procedure for exports towards the US was demanding throughout the whole chain, from fields to packaging, and it was constantly monitored by the American inspectors."
"We hope this is just the beginning. We need new markets quickly, just like it was for the US and not like it's happening with Japan, for which the procedure is dragging on. We also need to promote consumption though, especially now, since the economic crisis affects food choices."
"I think that, in a globalised world where everything moves towards us, we have the chance to do the same. At the moment this is not possible due to phytosanitary or customs barriers causing differences between exporting countries that are difficult to understand and affect production."
