The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Chinese General Administration of Customs signed a protocol requiring phytosanitary procedures for fresh bananas exported from Vietnam to China on November 1.
Accordingly, fresh bananas exported from Vietnam to China must be unripe and should be harvested within 10 to 16 weeks after flowering.
Under the document, producers and exporters must fully comply with regulations relating to phytosanitary, food safety, and traceability to export fresh fruit to the Chinese market./.
VNA
