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Cherries get US nod to export access
Australia
Thursday 21 February 2008
Australian cherries have been granted export access, after US authorities were convinced fruit fly would be killed by cold treating cherries at 3°C for 15 days.
It is a major breakthrough for the industry, and the Australian export industry could be poised to "take off" as access to the USA acts as a catalyst to opening other markets, with markets such as China and Taiwan requiring the same standards as the US, and so could be accessed as a result of the US market opening. And because we're in the southern hemisphere, we're counter-seasonal to the bulk of cherry production in the world.
US access would mean growers needed to comply with stringent chemical residue limits as a breach of standards could penalize the entire country.
It is a major breakthrough for the industry, and the Australian export industry could be poised to "take off" as access to the USA acts as a catalyst to opening other markets, with markets such as China and Taiwan requiring the same standards as the US, and so could be accessed as a result of the US market opening. And because we're in the southern hemisphere, we're counter-seasonal to the bulk of cherry production in the world.
US access would mean growers needed to comply with stringent chemical residue limits as a breach of standards could penalize the entire country.
