The US and Vietnam Ministries of Agriculture have moved to carry out legal procedures to allow the export of Vietnamese passion fruit to the US market.
Within the framework of the visit and work in the United States, on August 27, 2024, Deputy Minister Hoang Trung and the working delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development had a working session with Deputy Minister Hafemeister and representatives of relevant agencies of the US Department of Agriculture.
Deputy Minister Hoang Trung's visit aims to speed up the market opening for some fruits in which Vietnam has advantages. export; strengthen cooperation between the two ministries in the field of plant protection; promote technical cooperation and investment in sustainable agricultural production and emission reduction.
At the meeting, the two Deputy Ministers expressed their joy that US peaches/nectarines were allowed to be exported to the Vietnamese market; at the same time, the two sides have achieved important steps in accessing the market for a number of other fruits of the two countries.
Specifically, the two sides agreed on technical requirements for Vietnamese passion fruit and took a step forward in the review process for US mandarins.
Previously, at the working session with the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Deputy Minister Hoang Trung listened to the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Plant Protection Department report on the results of the 2024 technical meeting between the two sides. Deputy Minister Hoang Trung acknowledged the efforts and highly appreciated the results achieved by the two sides in improving the ability to access the market of plant products of the two countries by diversifying products and diversifying additional treatment measures in pest management of the two countries.
Regarding market access, the two countries agreed to conclude technical discussions and move on to legal procedures to allow the import of Vietnamese passion fruit; initiate the review process for new Vietnamese products, including seedless lemons, guavas, and jackfruit; and agree on the pest list and next steps in the review process for tangerines, plums, lemons, pomegranates, and other products for US plant varieties.
Regarding additional measures and improvements to plant quarantine procedures, the USA acknowledged Vietnam's proposals on diversifying phytosanitary measures such as hot steam treatment, Methyl Bromide treatment and cold treatment to reduce costs and facilitate trade between the two countries and affirmed that they will continue to closely coordinate and carry out necessary testing activities to give final opinions; the two sides also agreed to implement measures to disinfect dry goods in containers at import ports. The United States also pledged to support Vietnam in converting to using electronic phytosanitary certificates (ePhyto).
The Deputy Minister emphasized that these results will help consolidate and increase trade turnover. agriculture, forestry and fishery between the two countries in the coming time. The authorities of the two countries, under the direction of the Deputy Minister, have reached a Framework Agreement on Cooperation in the coming time, focusing on enhancing capacity in risk analysis and pest identification, sharing knowledge and research results in plant pest management as well as applying digital transformation in quarantine management.
The United States is currently a very important export market for Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery products. Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery exports to the United States in 2023 will reach 10.96 billion USD, accounting for 20.7% of total turnover. agricultural, forestry and fishery exports of Vietnam to the world.
Currently, Vietnam has 8 types of fresh fruits exported to the US market including: dragon fruit, mango, longan, lychee, rambutan, star apple, grapefruit and coconut.
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