With 50 flights and 3,800 tons of fruit sent to UE and USA, the province set a new record.

Tucumán far exported nearly 3,800 tons of blueberries and set a new record this year in the export of fruit. The cargo in 50 flights departed from Benjamin Matienzo Airport with the main destinations in Miami and Los Angeles in the United States and countries of the European Union, according to the Institute of Production of the Province (IDEP).

“With this we are surpassing previous records not only in number of trips but also by the number of tonnes loaded. We’re going to reach 4,000 tons this year as there are probably four or five more flights before the end of the export process,” noted Minister of Production, Jorge Feijoó, appropriated Telam.

In 2013 was sent abroad 2,600 tons, representing 62 percent of total exports of the country blueberries. While this season has not yet concluded and the record was beaten export of fresh fruit, as reflected in the official data.

Direct export air from the province is increasing the competitiveness achieved by allowing producers have lower freight costs and reach your destination with quality fruit, just 24 hours after being harvested plant .

“This is made possible by the efforts of producers because in this new campaign significant levels of logistics efficiency, with aircraft of 100 tons of cargo and the cold chamber that has the province in the airport facilities were reached,” the official.