Members of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency of South Korea (QIA, for its acronym in English), came on an official visit to Lima in order to discuss issues of bilateral agricultural exports and review the export and certification process of the National Service of Agrarian Health (SENASA) so as to achieve trade of agricultural products between both countries.
The Technical Secretariat of SENASA stated in a press release that the South Korean delegation received information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MINAGRI) regarding the system of certification for Peruvian exports, as well as pest control of fruit flies and the Peruvian agricultural health system.
In this regard, the director of the Division of Export Management of QIA, Joo Min-Seok, said that there was great interest in achieving the entry of Peruvian mangoes to South Korea.
In turn, Moises Pacheco, director of SENASA, took the opportunity to ask his peers from Korea for the approval of the Pest Risk Analysis for products such as avocados, blueberries, Pomegranate and citrus, so that they could enter the South Korean market, which account for over 70% of their food and agricultural products (equivalent to US $ 21,000 million dollars).
In addition, officials from the Asian country had the opportunity to go to SENASA laboratories and the area researching the treatment processes for citrus exports. They also visited the region of Ica to directly observe the certification process used by the SENASA in major agribusinesses.
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Since March 1, 2012, Peru and South Korea have had a free trade agreement (FTA), which provides that tariffs on products traded by both countries will be eliminated within 10 years.
