New Zealand grants access for Taiwanese pineapples

New Zealand has approved the bid for access to Taiwanese pineapples following the signing of a bilateral agreement between governments on 9 April. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Agriculture, the agreement was signed by representatives from its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration and New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries. Under the agreement, pineapples exported to New Zealand must adopt systematic management measures and be harvested during the green and ripe stage. Records of the production, harvesting, processing, and transportation processes of the goods must be kept for traceability, and education and training should be carried out annually before each export season. The crown buds of exported pineapples should also be removed, and 600 pineapples should be sampled during export quarantine to confirm that the goods are not contaminated with pests of concern to New Zealand. In order to develop the New Zealand market, the ...