On 24 August 2017, Australia welcomed new conditions that will see the import of Vietnamese mango to Australia.
On announcing the agreed new conditions in Can Tho, Vietnam, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Anne Ruston, said the new trade reflected a bilateral partnership moving from strength to strength – hot on the heels of the agreed new conditions for the export of Vietnamese dragon fruit to Australia.
“Our trading relationship with Viet Nam now spans four decades, with two-way trade topping $2.8 billion in agriculture alone,” Minister Ruston said.
“Both nations have established clear market access priorities for horticulture commodities and I am very pleased to see genuine progress being made towards the best possible outcomes for the horticulture industries in both countries.
Minister Ruston said that through the Viet Nam Australia Agriculture Forum, both countries have been consistently working towards establishing the biosecurity conditions that would support safe, two-way trade in horticultural commodities.
“The processes we have in place with Viet Nam are working very effectively,” she said.
“At the recent meeting of our technical experts in Hanoi, both countries had positive discussions about our next horticulture market access priorities and I look forward to continuing our strong two-way trade relationship with Viet Nam.
Export conditions are now agreed for cherries to Viet Nam and dragon fruit to Australia so that trade in both commodities can commence as soon as possible.
Minister Ruston is in Viet Nam from 22–26 August, representing Australia at the APEC high-level ministerial dialogue on food security and sustainable agriculture.