The export of passion fruit from Laos to China was approved

Published Sep 17, 2021

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A new inspection and quarantine protocol has been signed between China and Laos, granting Laotian passion fruit market access to China, which accounts for 80% of Laotian agricultural exports. The protocol permits eight Laotian agricultural products, including passion fruit, to enter China. China has been cultivating passion fruit since 2012 and has dedicated over 46,700 hectares of land to its production, with an annual output of over 600,000 metric tons. Currently, China's passion fruit trade is dominated by imports of passion fruit juice, primarily from Vietnam.

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On Sept. 13, Vice Minister of China’s General Administration of Customs Wang Lingjun and the Laotian Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Phet Phomphiphak signed into effect a new inspection and quarantine protocol granting Laotian passion fruit market access to China. According to the Laotian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, China accounts for 80% of Laotian agricultural exports, making it the ASEAN country’s largest export market. With the signing of the most recent protocol, eight Laotian agricultural products are now permitted to enter China, namely, rice, corn, bananas, watermelons, cassavas, sweet potatoes, fresh beans and passion fruit. Plans to secure China market access for other Laotian fruits, including durians, longans, dragon fruit, jackfruit and oranges are also reportedly in the works. China began large-scale cultivation of its own passion fruit in 2012. Today, over 700,000 mu (46,700 hectares) of land in China is dedicated to passion fruit production, with ...

Source: Producereport