Vietnam Striving to Convince Taiwan to Lift Dragon Fruit Import Ban
The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade will continue to ask Taiwan to allow import of Vietnamese blue dragon fruit that are not treated against fruit fly by using irradiation or heat treatment methods.
The ministry said April 13 it would negotiate with Taiwan to accept fruits grown using safe processes approved under VietGap, EuroGap, and GlobalGap and other methods to keep out the pest.
The country lacks facilities to apply heat treatment and only has one irradiation facility.
Since March 2009 Taiwan has banned import of Vietnamese dragon fruit after listing the country among nine suffering from a fruit fly epidemic.
Taiwan was earlier Vietnam’s largest market for the fruit, buying 30 per cent of its exports. (Saigon Liberation)
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