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June 21, 2002
Potential New Market Opportunities for U.S. Fruits in Colombia
Representatives
from the Washington Apple Commission (WAC)
reported on June 14 that Colombia has banned fruit from Chile until at least
September 2002. The ban was imposed
after Colombian Customs officials at the port of Buenaventura detected Cydia
pomonella (Codling moth) in four shipments of Chilean fruit.
The ban on Chile could likely bring new market opportunities for U.S.
fruit exports to Colombia. In
August 2001, Colombian inspectors are tentatively scheduled to participate in an
apple tour in the Pacific Northwest and Michigan to perform technical
inspections of field orchards and laboratories.
In calendar year 2001, Chile’s fruit shipments to Colombia were valued
at $37 million. Colombia was Chile’s seventh largest fruit market in 2001,
accounting for about 3 percent of its exports.
The leading Chilean fruits exported in 2001 to Colombia included table
grapes, apples, and pears. Meanwhile, U.S. fruit exports, primarily apples, to
Colombia reached $7 million in 2001.
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