Carlos Stabile, president of the Argentine Blueberry Committee (ABC), discusses the 2015 campaign.

Dear ABC friends,

We are closing another season and I would therefore like to send you these brief lines to reinforce the commitment of all those who make up ABC. I would like to thank the work and the effort each one of the members makes to comply with the quality and consistency the clients of the Argentine fruit appreciate in our offer.

Even though the 2015 campaign was marked by the adverse effects of the El Niño current, it ended with volumes over 14,500 tons that arrived in destination to satisfy the most critical demands in terms of quality and taste.

With reference to the opening of markets, our most important achievement was having received the AQSIQ delegation, which could result in the opening of a very important market to us: The Popular Republic of China.

We are also celebrating the first announcements of the new government with the removal of withholdings to fruit exports and a clear international opening guideline.

Everything indicates that 2016 should be a year focused on competitiveness and efficiency, in order to make the most of the new work conditions.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you the best in the coming year and a Happy Holiday season with your beloved ones.

  Carlos Stabile
      President