Vietnam: Fresh coconuts exported to the United States must have at least 75% of the coir removed

The Plant Protection Department has just received the Draft Pest Risk Analysis Results for fresh Vietnamese coconuts exported to the United States from the Animal and Plant Quarantine Department, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Currently, Vietnam's fresh coconut products are not licensed to be imported into the United States. To be approved, fresh coconuts need to undergo a pest risk analysis. Specifically, the export item must be fresh young coconut, which has removed the rotten and fallen fruits. Green shell; When ripe, the rind turns brown. In post-harvest handling, fresh young coconuts must be stripped of all the green skin and at least 75% of the coir. The US side also identified 43 species of pests on coconut trees, including: 1 spider species, 39 insect species, 1 snail species, 1 bacteria species and 1 nematode species. However, according to the results of the pest risk analysis, no species is likely to follow fresh young coconuts exported from Vietnam ...