The Quarantine Headquarters eases quarantine requirements for exporting watermelons to Australia...anticipating expanded exports

Quarantine requirements for the export of melons to Australia have been eased, and an expansion of exports is expected. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency announced on the 27th that an agreement was reached between the two countries to ease the quarantine requirements for the export of melons to Australia, including the trap survey, in order to expand exports. Domestic melons achieved the export of 9 tons in the first season after the first export began in February of last year, following the conclusion of export negotiations with Australia in June 2023. To export to Australia, it is necessary to prove the absence of the quarantine pest in Australia, the melon fruit fly, and to install traps inside and outside the greenhouse and conduct surveys every week or every two weeks for eight months each year (November to June of the following year). In this regard, the Quarantine Agency has been negotiating with the Australian side since March based on scientific data to exclude the ...