Sebastián Norris, a lawyer specializing in international trade and a partner at the law firm Araya & Cía Abogados, recommended in a Fedefruta webinar to collectively sue the United States so that the producers are not the ones to foot the bill for the current crisis.
The 2021-2022 season is proving to be the most difficult in recent years for producers and exporters of fresh fruit, hit by the consequences of the operational collapse in the ports. Before nearly 500 participants, Sebastián Norris from the firm Araya & Cía. Lawyers, he addressed this issue with a focus on legal recommendations, in the framework of Fedefruta's #OnlineWednesday on June 8 "Legal response to the impact of the logistics crisis on the export of fresh fruit".
Juan Carlos Sepúlveda, general manager of Fedefruta, greeted the participants and commented on the ravages of the logistics crisis.
Rodrigo Manasevich, executive director of Utilitas, who gave the context of what is happening with the internal logistics situation, commented: “For me, this is the worst season I have ever experienced. The situation is catastrophic, the results in the United States are very negative. This is going to make many producers unwilling, or definitely unable, to continue in this business.”
Source: blueberriesconsulting.com
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