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Australia approves in principle import of Vietnam’s dragon fruit

The Australian Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources has given the green light to the import of Vietnam’s dragon fruit on the condition that the fruit meets bio-security requirements.
Australia approves in principle import of Vietnam’s dragon fruit ảnh 1Vietnam's fresh dragon fruits (Photo: VNA)
 
HCM City (VNA) – The Australian Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources has given the green light to the import of Vietnam’s dragon fruit on the condition that the fruit meets bio-security requirements.

​The Australian Embassy in Vietnam said onJanuary 13 that the ministry has released its final review of bio-securityimport requirements for Vietnam’s fresh dragon fruits, which recommended theimportation of fresh dragon fruit to Australia from all commercial productionareas of Vietnam will be permitted, subject to a range of bio-securityconditions.

The Australian government looks forward tocontinue working with Vietnam in the next steps to make importation ofVietnamese fresh dragon fruits to Australia possible, said AustralianAmbassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick, who expressed his delight to thissignificant development.

Before the trade can commence, the two governmentsneed to undertake a few more steps, including the establishment of the standardoperating procedures for the vapour heat treatment facilities and thefinalisation of the import requirements for fresh dragon fruits.

Australia began its work on market access forVietnamese dragon fruits to Australia in April 2016. The Australian Ministry ofAgriculture and Water Resources sent officials to Vietnam in June that year toinspect production and packaging process for the fruit. The collection ofpublic feedback for the draft report for the bio-security import requirementsreview for the fruit completed in mid-November 2016. 

According to the Australian Embassy in Vietnam,Australia is also in the process of considering access for other Vietnamesefruits. The first consignments of Vietnamese lychees were exported to Australiain May 2015 while the first shipment of Vietnamese mangoes arrived in Australiain September 2016.-VNA

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