Nuts insights

(Agraria.pe) In December 2024, the General Administration of Customs of China announced that pecans from Peru can enter its territory if they meet the established inspection and quarantine requirements. As is known, China is the main importer of nuts globally, and its production has increased considerably in recent years.

A tour of different pisco production sites in the Coquimbo Region is being carried out by importers and bartenders from the United Kingdom, with the aim of learning in detail about the production of Chilean Pisco, appreciating its quality and generating business opportunities for local producers of the distillate in the European market. This is an international promotional action, which is part of the “Chilean Pisco: First Spirit” campaign, which seeks to increase awareness of this product abroad, with a coherent and unified image, emphasizing attributes such as the variety and quality of grapes produced in northern Chile, the tradition of the production process and the oldest Designation of Origin in Latin America. The tour developed in the Coquimbo Region for the group made up of importers Rachel Pogmore, Claran McNicholas, Jaaspreed Anand, Michael Beaven, Shirley Steele and bartenders Steven Rosales and Vitek Melichar, includes a visit to vineyards and tastings of the best wines in the world.

(Daejeon=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Eun-pa = The Korea Forest Service announced on the 9th that it will expand the supply of seasonal products and open and operate an online sales event to stabilize the supply of forest products for the Lunar New Year. The Korea Forest Service plans to increase the supply of seasonal products, chestnuts and jujubes, by 5 times and 12 times, respectively, until the 26th. The Forest Products Supply and Demand Stabilization Countermeasure Team will be formed to check the price trends and supply status of forest products every day, and an online sales event will be operated so that consumers can conveniently purchase forest products. The Forest Products Specialty Shopping Mall Blue Market (www.sanrim.com) operated by the National Forestry Cooperatives Federation is offering a Lunar New Year gift set of shiitake mushrooms, dried persimmons, bracken, and wild ginseng at up to 40% off. You can also buy chestnuts and jujubes at a low price at the Forest Products Brand Hall operated by Naver Shopping and Post Office Shopping. Large marts are also offering discounts of up to 40% on chestnuts, jujubes, etc., and 12 forestry cooperatives nationwide, including the National Forestry Cooperatives Federation, are also holding discount events so that consumers can purchase various forestry products at lower prices. Commissioner of the Korea Forest Service Lim Sang-seop said, "I hope that the stable supply of forestry products and various discount events will reduce the burden of preparing holiday meals even a little." sw21@yna.co.kr Report to KakaoTalk okjebo <Copyrights (c) Yonhap News, Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution, AI learning and use prohibited> Sent on 2025/01/09 13:36