Canadian market has been opened for Ukrainian apples

Ukrainian gardeners will now be able to export apples to the Canadian market. This was reported by the press service of the State Food and Consumer Protection Service.

It is noted that together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the department held successful negotiations with the Canadian side, as a result of which the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) approved a program for the export of fresh apples from Ukraine to Canada.

It is reported that Canada has already updated import requirements for Ukraine in its Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) and approved the Program for the Export of Ukrainian Apples (Malus domestica) to Canada, which provides for the following main aspects:

• apple growers, packing companies and exporters must be registered with the State Food and Consumer Protection Service and included in the List of Exporters, Producers and Packers of Ukrainian Apples to Canada;
• orchard surveillance must be carried out under the control of the State Food and Consumer Protection Service to predict the spread of harmful organisms and provide recommendations for combating them;
• pest control measures must ensure that registered operators maintain a low prevalence of pests or the absence of pests regulated by Canada;
• enterprises must use sorting equipment to remove mites, insects, other pests and dirt, etc.
• each shipment must be issued with a phytosanitary certificate issued by the State Service for the Protection of Food and Consumer Protection.

“The demand for Ukrainian products is only growing every year in the international trade arena. Today, Canada is opening its market for our apples. The State Service for the Protection of Food and Consumer Protection, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, processes each request from businesses to open new sales markets. And not only some countries are considered, but the entire world map: America, the countries of the European Union, Africa, East Asia,” emphasized Serhiy Tkachuk, Head of the State Service for the Protection of Food and Consumer Protection.

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