South Korea reached a quarantine agreement on the export of domestic melons and import of pomelo from Vietnam

The Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Quarantine Headquarters (Director Kim Jeong-hee, hereinafter referred to as the Quarantine Headquarters) held a bilateral plant quarantine meeting between Korea and Vietnam on April 25 (Thursday) and finalized quarantine negotiations for the export of melons and melons and the import of pomelos, allowing trade between the two countries. He said he would do it. With the conclusion of this quarantine negotiation, melons and melons can be exported to new markets, and pomelos* from Vietnam can also be imported. * It is a large citrus fruit, about 15 to 25 cm in size, and has a taste similar to grapefruit. Melons and melons exported to Vietnam are grown in greenhouses and can be exported from December to May of the following year, and must meet export quarantine requirements such as registration of the cultivation area and packinghouse, and certification of the absence of pumpkin fruit flies. Likewise, pomelos imported from Vietnam can only be ...