Vietnam exports rambutan to New Zealand

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the New Zealand Embassy in Vietnam announced the export of Vietnamese rambutan to New Zealand in Hanoi on April 10.
Vietnam exports rambutan to New Zealand ảnh 1A farmer harvests rambutan in the southern area of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –
The Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the New Zealand Embassy in Vietnamannounced the export of Vietnamese rambutan to New Zealand in Hanoi on April 10.

Rambutan is the third fruit of Vietnam to be exportedto this market, after mango and dragon fruit.

Director of the MARD’s Plant ProtectionDepartment Hoang Trung said to export rambutan to New Zealand, Vietnam needs tomeet import requirements such as making dossiers to register rambutan farms,which will be granted code numbers on cultivation method, control of harmfulpests, production as regulated and right use of plant production medicine.
[Vietnam targets 10 billion USD from fruit, vegetable exports]

In addition, packaging units must register andbe certified by the department to meet New Zealand’s requirements for packagingand labeling, according to Trung. Irradiation facilities to treat the fruitmust be certified by the department as being qualified to ensure the treatmentof rambutan for export meet New Zealand’s requirements.

All batches of rambutan will be checked andgranted quarantine certificates by the department, to ensure the fruits are freeof infection with harmful bacteria.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Le Quoc Doanh said the announcement event marked a milestone in theagricultural cooperation between Vietnam and New Zealand, especially trade ofagri-products.

It also confirms the advantage of the Vietnamesefruit and proves its quality has been improved because New Zealand strictlycontrols quality and quarantine of plants, he added.

Furthermore, the entry of rambutan in NewZealand also means opportunities to export to other countries with equallytough restrictions, he noted.

The deputy minister added that his ministry willfocus on directing the research and application of advanced science andtechnology in farming, preservation and processing. It will also reorganiseproduction, especially the value chain of farm produce, so that Vietnam hasenough high quality and safe agricultural products that meet the increasingstandards of importing countries.

Dam Quang Thang, General Director of Agricarewhich exports rambutan to New Zealand, said his company will seek more NewZealand partners to expand export to this market.

Vietnam earned a record 3.45 billion USD fromfruit and vegetable exports in 2017, a year-on-year rise of 40.5 percent, muchhigher than traditional staples like rice, crude oil and coffee.

In January-March this year, Vietnam raked in 960million USD from fruit and vegetable exports, up 35.6 percent against the sameperiod last year.-VNA
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