date:Jan 23, 2020
On January 20, Paraguay shipped out its first shipment of bananas to Chile. The shipment consisted of 1,248 boxes of bananas produced in Tembiapor, in the department of Caaguazu, and was shipped out from the department of Presidente Hayes.
The cargo will arrive at its destination in 72 hours and will cross much of the Argentine territory before arriving there. The exporter and president of the union, Hugo Franco, said the fruit was subjected to a pre-cooling treatment until it reached 14 C; a t