total ban in Australian fruit and vegetable imports by Vietnam

[wilk1149]

In 2003 Vietnam sought permission to sell Lychees and Dragon fruit in Australia. Since thn both parties have not made a decision so now Vietnam has banned all fruit and veg entering their country from Australia. Joe Hockey was just on tv boasting how the LNP has made 600 jobs a day last year. This lack of a decision may have a flow on affect that will completely undo all that hard work

[wilk1149]

Was on landline. Officially they are stating that it is due to Mediterranean fruit fly but no vegetables have fruit fly. I put Joe Hockey in as he was on tv spruiking the job creation success last year

[goldeagle1970]

They grow quite a few around Bundaberg in Qld, there are 2 sorts that I know of, red flesh or white, the red to me are the nicest. My nieghbour grows them , I think they are a catuas fruit , and fruit for 6 months, which is good. We have a lot of mangoes and lychees around here also, so would not buy from overseas anyway, I only buy local fruit or fresh vegies.
But for people down south, out west and cities dragon fruit are not cheap to buy.
Yes I agree Mangos are great, going to make mango chutney tomorrow.

[cherry*135]

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@vicr3000 wrote:
Protecting Australian jobs LOL

Or is it ok to import them cheaper and wipe out the jobs in Aust ?

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That is what free trade agreements are all about.... Aust exports xxx products to one country, and imports xxx products from that country.

It is not about  Aust exports  xx fruit/vege and doesn't want to import any from that country.

[vicr3000]

Yes, cactus fruit is how I know them.

We have a wild one 20 feet high in the NT.
Need a huge ladder to get them.

[cherry*135]

One of Vietnam’s key importers of fresh fruit has expressed its ‘regret’ at being unable to accept fruit from any Australian states since January 1. 

When it comes to cherries, New Zealand growers have “won the advantage,” through exclusive supply while both Australian and Chilean cherries are out of the game due to there being no import permit, unfortunately for them, admits Mr Nghia. South Africa and Peru are supplying the missing grapes that would come from Australia.

Given that the Australian and Vietnamese governments have both been in negotiations since November 2014, a resolution to current problems could be a long time coming. There is “no light at the end of the tunnel yet,” according to Mr Nghia [head of sales with the NC Group], who says it is possible there is also a political stoush going on, with Australia refusing to accept Vietnamese imports of mangos, lychees and dragon fruit in particular for a number of years. 

If that does turn out to be the case, what Vietnam will be after is a speedy acceptance of its import request for those three fruits, according to Mr Scott. “There are always ways to speed up the process. From the table grape growers’ point of view, if Vietnam wants market access to those three products, we need to fast track that approval process,” he says. “The government is saying they don’t need more resources though.” Meanwhile other importers are filling the void, and the industry has new competition in markets that were traditionally exclusively for Australia. 

http://www.freshplaza.com/article/134592/Vietnam-importer-regrets-Australian-fresh-fruit-ban

 There have been accusations that Vietnam will impose the ban in response to Australia not allowing the import of Vietnamese dragon fruit, mangoes and lychee although that has not been confirmed. According to one industry source, that is certainly an issue but the Australian market is very different than the Vietnamese market.

He went on to say that the Government should be doing more to sort out these issues.

http://www.freshplaza.com/article/130532/No-Ban-yet-for-Aussie-fruit-to-Vietnam