Australia completes final steps, officially opens door for fresh grapefruit from Vietnam

Published 2025년 5월 7일

Tridge summary

Vietnam is set to export fresh grapefruits to Australia, following the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's (DAFF) final report confirming the fruit's eligibility under specific biosafety requirements. The report outlines necessary pest control measures and quarantine procedures, addressing concerns related to 19 pests, including the Asian citrus psyllid, oriental fruit fly, mealybugs, and red spider mites. Australian requirements include maintaining pest-free areas, irradiation or Methyl bromide treatment, and visual inspections. For citrus canker, a systemic approach with integrated controls from cultivation to post-harvest is demanded. This development is expected to boost the Vietnamese grapefruit industry, which has seen a doubling of cultivation area in the past five years, reaching over 100,000 hectares. Despite the progress, Vietnamese grapefruit exports remain modest at 5,000 tons per year due to technical standards and post-harvest technology constraints. Once the import conditions are officially published, it will mark a significant achievement in market access and demonstrate Vietnam's capability to meet international biosafety standards, potentially leading to increased export opportunities.
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Original content

The information was shared by Dr. Ngo Xuan Nam, Deputy Director of the Vietnam SPS Office, with the Agriculture and Environment Newspaper on the evening of May 7. Official dispatch No. 88/SPS-BNNMT has been sent to the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection to implement the next steps to bring fresh Vietnamese grapefruit to the Australian market. Accordingly, the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has just officially issued the "Final Report on Biosafety Requirements for Fresh Grapefruit Imported from Vietnam", affirming that Vietnamese grapefruit is eligible to be imported into Australia if it fully complies with pest control measures and plant quarantine procedures. The report shows that Australia has completed a risk assessment of the entire process of production, harvesting, post-harvest handling and transportation of grapefruit from all commercial production areas in Vietnam. Through analysis, DAFF identified 19 pests that ...
Source: Agriculture

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