The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) revealed on the 20th that it is pushing for diversification of export markets and improvement of quarantine conditions through agricultural product export quarantine negotiations and support activities in the first quarter of this year. According to the APQA, last year saw the opening of new export routes for five items in four countries: strawberries (Brazil), persimmons (China), grapes (Philippines), and lily and sympodium cut flowers (New Zealand). In addition, quarantine requirements were eased or the range of export varieties was expanded for seven items in six countries: tomatoes (Japan), pears (Taiwan), and grapes (Australia). The APQA is also speeding up negotiations with major export destinations this year. At the plant quarantine expert meeting with Australia in February, the APQA requested to expand the export of domestic grapes to all varieties from the previous three varieties (Gebong, Campbell Early, Shine Muscat) and to ...