South Korea: From next year, export requirements for tomatoes and seedlings to Japan must be met

Starting from January 1st of next year, only tomatoes and seedlings produced in cultivation facilities where the tomato hornworm was not found in trap inspections conducted over a two-month period prior to harvest can be exported to Japan. On the 10th, the National Institute of Animal Quarantine announced that starting next year, only tomatoes produced in accordance with the Japanese Export Quarantine Guidelines for Korean Tomato Fruits, etc. can be exported to Japan. This is the result of the National Institute of Animal Quarantine’s close consultation with Japanese quarantine authorities to ensure that exports of domestic tomatoes to Japan are not interrupted due to the tomato hornworm. Based on the risk management measures agreed upon by the two countries in June, they have finally agreed to establish an export notice and apply the risk management measures starting next year. Accordingly, domestic tomato fruit and seedlings exported to Japan must first register their ...