New Zealand is about to relax quarantine on Vietnamese lemons and grapefruits

SPS Vietnam Office said it has just received notifications from New Zealand on draft plant quarantine measures for some fresh fruits imported from Vietnam. Accordingly, New Zealand's Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is considering a proposal to remove the requirement for the national plant protection agency (NPPO) to inspect each grower's batch. Instead, they may determine batch uniformity according to another standard. The country also plans to eliminate the subject of quarantine, mealybugs (Planococcus minor), from some citrus products such as lemons and grapefruits from some countries, including Vietnam. Drafts to relax these quarantine measures have been sent for comments to relevant countries. New Zealand is expected to approve the draft on November 1. In November 2022, the two countries signed to open export markets for Vietnamese lemon and grapefruit products during the visit to Hanoi of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. This is the fruit exported from Vietnam ...