HÀ NỘI - The Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has prepared a draft report assessing the market access of Việt Nam’s fresh dragon fruit to Australia. The report proposes that the import of fresh dragon fruit to Australia be permitted from all commercial production areas of Việt Nam, subject to a range of bio-security conditions. The report was released yesterday for a 60 day comment period, which closes on November 14, 2016. Following this, stakeholder comments will be considered and a final report will be prepared. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc emphasised on the high priority being given to this market access request during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Vientiane last week.

Source: Viet Nam News September 14, 2016 07:07 UTC