Representatives from the European Union visit Five Star Chile on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, to talk about trade and present opportunities to New Mexico farmers about exporting products to Europe.
"My main goal is to present the real picture of the European Union as a friendly entity to the United States, which is the No. 1 partner for agriculture," said Lorenzo Terzi, the minister counselor for health and food safety in the United States for the European Union.
He says Europeans could easily start adding certified New Mexico chile to their dishes.
"I consider that there are no sanitary barriers to the export of this product," Terzi said.
Five Star Chile owner Glen Duggins says the USDA contacted the New Mexico Chile Association about representatives from the European Union coming to visit. His farm was chosen.
"It's pretty cool that somebody from Europe has found out about New Mexico chile; that's the first step," Duggins said. "They're here on the chile farm, step two. Step three, we're just going to continue to get the word out and who knows, maybe we'll just be sending it over to Europe."
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