Argentinian cranberries to be exported to the US and Europe

The governor announced that exports will begin within the next few months and that the air terminal in Chaco, Argentina will become an international air cargo centre. 
The governor, Jorge Capitanich, informed that within this framework that will turn Chaco into a cranberry-producing and exporting province, it is expected that the product being harvested in the country will be shipped overseas from the airport in Resistencia (Chaco's capital), turning it into an international cargo hub.

"It lies within the Province's framework of objectives to promote Resistencia's airport as a cargo hub, as it possesses the necessary infrastructure and logistics capacity to export to Europe and the US", highlighted Capitanich.

For the Assistant Secretary for the Nation's Natural Resources, Resistencia counts with the necessary logistic development to be successful. "It is not congested and it will reduce flying time. It is an initiative to turn Chaco's capital into an excellent export hub", he underlined. 

Federico Bayá, from the firm Tecno Vital, one of the main cranberry exporters in Argentina, rated the meeting as "highly positive", because it advanced towards the possibility of using Resistencia's airport and matching Tucumán's experience.

He also explained that currently 50% of the production goes to the European market, 40% to the US and the rest to Canada and Asia. "We feel very motivated to start shipping two to three flights per day this year because we count with the necessary infrastructure to start doing it", he assured.

"It is a crop with a great worldwide market and we hope, shortly, to export Chaco-grown cranberries", he concluded. 

Cranberries are traditionally consumed in North America and some European countries like Italy, England, Germany and the Netherlands; and in Japan. It is a huge market of over 262 million consumers.


Source: Corrienteshoy