Vietnam will be the first country in the world allowed to export star apple fruits to the US (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will be the first country globallyallowed to export star apple fruits to the US.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the US Departmentof Agriculture on September 27 sent a document to the Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development (MARD) officially approving the import of the Vietnamesefruits, after a notice to the same effect was published by the US FederalRegistrar in April.
Star apple joins litchi, longan, rambutan and dragon fruits to enter the US fromVietnam, thanks to the country’s efforts over the last 10 years to meet plantquarantine standards.
Hoang Trung, head of the MARD’s Plant Protection Department, said similar toother fruits which have been approved for export to the US, star apple must beplanted in coded areas and treated with irradiation and checked for eight kindsof insects.
After receiving the US notice, several Vietnamese businesses in the southernregion registered for star apple export, he said, noting that shipments may beconducted in 2017.
Vietnam has about 5,000 ha of star apple fruits, mostly in the Mekong Delta,especially Tien Giang and Can Tho, which yield about 60,000 tonnes annually.
Vietnamese star apple has been exported to China and other ASEAN nations.Vietnam is also waiting for authorisation from the Republic of Korea to shipthe fruit to the market.-VNA
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the US Departmentof Agriculture on September 27 sent a document to the Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development (MARD) officially approving the import of the Vietnamesefruits, after a notice to the same effect was published by the US FederalRegistrar in April.
Star apple joins litchi, longan, rambutan and dragon fruits to enter the US fromVietnam, thanks to the country’s efforts over the last 10 years to meet plantquarantine standards.
Hoang Trung, head of the MARD’s Plant Protection Department, said similar toother fruits which have been approved for export to the US, star apple must beplanted in coded areas and treated with irradiation and checked for eight kindsof insects.
After receiving the US notice, several Vietnamese businesses in the southernregion registered for star apple export, he said, noting that shipments may beconducted in 2017.
Vietnam has about 5,000 ha of star apple fruits, mostly in the Mekong Delta,especially Tien Giang and Can Tho, which yield about 60,000 tonnes annually.
Vietnamese star apple has been exported to China and other ASEAN nations.Vietnam is also waiting for authorisation from the Republic of Korea to shipthe fruit to the market.-VNA
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