Tridge summary
China has approved the import of fresh bananas from Indonesia, provided they meet specific phytosanitary conditions and come from designated Indonesian growing regions. The importation must adhere to a quarantine pest list and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) procedures. The Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency will randomly test 2% of the bananas for pests, which may be reduced to 1% under certain conditions. China can reject or suspend exports from specific farms if ripe or contaminated bananas are detected, or if the bananas do not meet China's food safety standards. This development could potentially boost Indonesia's banana exports, which have experienced a decline due to El Niño in recent years.
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Original content
On November 23, the General Administration of Customs of China announced through its website that fresh bananas from Indonesia that meet the stipulated phytosanitary requirements would be allowed to be imported into China, according to Simfruit's partner publication in China, ProduceReport. . According to the announcement, bananas exported to China must be in an unripe green state and come from permitted growing regions in Indonesia. The quarantine pest list includes coconut scale (Aspidiotus destructor), brown soft scale (Coccus hesperidum), banana top rot (Colletotrichum musae), pineapple mealybugs (Dysmicoccus brevipes), gray mealybugs pineapple (Dysmicoccus neobrevipes) and cocoa pod rot (Lasiodiplodia theobromae). Orchards and packing plants engaged in exporting bananas to China must be jointly approved by the General Administration of Customs of China and its counterpart in Indonesia. It must also be taken into account that banana plantations must follow Good Agricultural ...
Source: Portaldelcampo
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