Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: Exporting dragon fruit and rambutan to the US will be normal again

Published 2020년 8월 24일

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The article highlights a recent development in Vietnam's fruit export industry to the US, detailing the challenges faced due to the departure of US experts from the country amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. These experts were essential for the irradiation process at Son Son Irradiation Plant in Ho Chi Minh City, a facility crucial for exporting fruits to the US. Their absence led to a halt in irradiation and exports, until the Vietnamese government managed to secure the agreement of the US Department of Agriculture to send back plant quarantine experts to assist. In the interim, the US Embassy in Vietnam has been overseeing the process, and with the expected return of the experts, normalcy is set to be restored in fruit exports to the US. Vietnam is currently approved to export six fruit types to the US market.
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Mr. Nguyen Quang Hieu, Head of International Cooperation and Communication Department, Plant Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the US Department of Agriculture has specially agreed to send plant quarantine experts back to Vietnam to work. Government reported. In the immediate future, US Embassy officials supervise the handling of fresh fruits from this week, and fruit export to the US will be normal again. However, because the US has strict regulations on ensuring the safety of staff during the epidemic, it was not until August 11 that the US side officially provided information on plant quarantine officers to the Plant Protection Department. to do procedures, at the same time make requests to the destination is Noi Bai international airport and hotel arranged by the US Embassy in Vietnam. While waiting for US experts to come to Vietnam, the Plant Protection Department still works hard to work with the US Embassy in Vietnam to ask them ...
Source: Vietnambiz

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