New Chilean regulations bring down Argentine wine exports

Chilean regulations aimed at halting the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic are reducing Argentine wine exports.

No, this sentence is not wrong.

Given the proximity of the Argentine of San Juan and Mendoza to Santigo, in Chile (half of the time and a third of the mileage compared to the distance to Argentina ports), the flow of products originated from these provinces headed to the East, Oceania and the United States, is mainly done through Chilean lands. Or rather, Chilean ports.

However, the new rules dictate that all transport professionals must have negative tests taken at the border to enter Chile. The result is a queue of more than 3,000 trucks and an average wait of two weeks, severely impacting Argentine wine exports.

In addition to the delivery delays and increased costs, truck drivers are running out of fuel in areas with no nearby refueling stations.

“We don’t know why Covid tests are taking so long, which should concern government authorities. However, Bodegas de Argentina, an organization representing wineries in the country, worked with provincial, national and foreign authorities searching for a solution. Thanks to the goodwill of both governments, we reached an understanding to move forward with a definitive solution“, says Santiago Ribisich, general manager of Grupo Avinea.

“We hope that the flow of truck traffic across the border crossing will quickly return to normal and that, as a result, such inconveniences will not occur again,” Ribisich concludes.

The Argentine Federation of Cargo Transport Business Entities (FADEEAC) has asked the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs to intervene and avoid further delays to minimize economic losses, which, according to FADEEAC, amounts to US$700 a day.

Chilean officials said they are cooperating to minimize the problems. Still, they stressed that the measures are necessary to avoid a collapse in the country’s health system amidst a new wave of Covid-19.

Source: Revista Adega

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