Japan allowed the import of Vietnamese dragon fruit a decade ago, but businesses have to change this if they want to sell goods

Published Jan 11, 2022

Tridge summary

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Vietnam has held a forum to connect dragon fruit production and consumption, focusing on the potential for trade with Japan. Japan has a high demand for both fresh and processed dragon fruit from Vietnam, and has allowed imports of white-fleshed dragon fruit since 2009 and red-fleshed fruit since 2017. The Vietnamese government is encouraging local businesses to increase exports of highly processed products to Japan, and is directing agencies to review the needs of production, business, and processing establishments of agricultural products. The Ministry is also considering the planning and construction of agricultural product logistics centers and cold storage systems.

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Sharing at the Forum on Connecting dragon fruit production and consumption recently organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Ta Duc Minh, Vietnam Trade Counselor in Japan, said that Japan has always been one of the trading partners. leading trade in Vietnam with an import-export structure of complementary and non-competitive nature. Japan has a high import demand for processed agricultural products from Vietnam, including dragon fruit. Recently, Japanese units and companies are looking forward to connecting with Vietnamese businesses to import fresh fruit products as well as processed products. "Since 2009, Japan has allowed the import of white-fleshed dragon fruit from Vietnam. In 2017, red-fleshed dragon fruit was licensed to export to Japan" - Mr. Minh informed. In October 2021, Japan also agreed to protect geographical indications for Binh Thuan dragon fruit products. To take advantage of this opportunity, Mr. Ta Duc Minh recommended that Vietnam ...

Source: Danviet