Permission for Australian oranges, tangerines and grapes to enter Vietnam is expected to be given on August 1, Deputy Head of the Plant Protection Department Hoang Trung said on July 22.
Australia has conducted sufficient technical procedures and the department is taking the final steps to provide the approval, he noted, adding that the production, processing and preservation of these fruits meet Vietnam’s plant quarantine standards.
The two sides are completing legal frameworks, especially those regarding import conditions, to enable other products to enter each others’ markets, Trung said.
The agriculture ministry has halted the import of 38 fruits hailing from Australia since January 1 this year as the country was experiencing a fruit fly outbreak.
