Cherries top sweet horticulture trade with Vietnam

On 24th August, Australia and Vietnam welcomed new conditions that will see the export of Aussie cherries to Vietnam in time for the 2017–18 season.

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 Vietnam now spans four decades, with two-way trade topping $2.8 billion in agriculture alone,” Minister Ruston said.

Minister Ruston said that through the Vietnam Australia Agriculture Forum, both countries have been consistently working towards establishing the biosecurity conditions that would support safe, two-way trade in horticultural commodities.

Australia exported over 5,600 tonnes of cherries in 2015- 2016

“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 Vietnam. We are also working closely with Vietnam to improve the existing market access conditions for Australian oranges, mandarins and table grapes” she said.