Argentina ships first batch of quarantine-treated blueberries to the U.S.

Argentina’s National Service for Food Safety and Quality (Senasa) certified the first export of blueberries with quarantine treatment at origin, as more than 4,000 kg of fruit left a facility in Concordia, Entre Ríos province, destined for the U.S.

The operation kicked off the 2024 blueberry campaign, which has Argentina as one of the ten largest producers worldwide and Entre Ríos as the main exporting province.

According to data from the sector, 95 percent of national blueberries are exported as fresh fruit, while 2 percent is reserved for the local market, and the remaining percentage is destined for industrialization for the production of dried, frozen fruits, juices, jams and frozen pastes for ice cream, yogurt and pastries.

Senasa certified the quarantine treatment applied to a total of 4,043 kg of blueberries, in accordance with the protocol established together with the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA – APHIS) and national fruit producers grouped in the Committee of Producers and Exporters of fresh fruits and vegetables for the U.S. (COPEXEU).