The rules and processes to export citrus and vegetables will become harder for the remainder of the year, especially for producers and buyers, because the law of modernization of agricultural food safety has undergone changes that will force the parties concerned to make improvements in various areas, such as shipping, hygiene, and transportation.
The parties that do not comply with the new law could lose their export permits. This could include anybody in the chain, from the exporting companies to the buyers, said Humberto Ramirez Vazquez, deputy director of federal plant health.
Thus, the government is already conducting a series of courses to socialize the regulation that was initially going to be implemented in 2017, but that now is going to take effect in 2018.
This courses mainly focus on agricultural products, packaging, production, health, and transport.
"But this determines two aspects, the agricultural and health aspects. Sagarpa and Senasica are responsible for the first aspect, from production issues to the systems to avoid the risk of contamination in the field," Ramirez Vazquez said.
He said these type of checks involved products such as chili, tomato, and lime, which are the products that Tamaulipas exports the most.
To comply with this law, he said, they are already planning a training session, to be held on November 20 in the capital, so that all the parties involved may find out about the rule changes.
Source: laverdadcom.mx