The United States Mission to Vietnam, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the California Fresh Fruit Association are proud to announce that U.S. peaches and nectarines have received market access approval by the relevant authorities for import into Vietnam. The California Fresh Fruit Association will host events in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this month to celebrate this important milestone in the bilateral trade relations between the United States and Vietnam.
"This market access is a big win for our two nations. Vietnam's citizens will now have access to high quality and delicious California peaches and nectarines, and producers in the United States have new markets to sell their produce," said USDA's Jenny Lester Moffitt, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. "The United States and Vietnam have been strong trading partners, and this is yet another example of our work is facilitating safe and resilient trade. I am grateful to our USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and our partners at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, who have both worked diligently to facilitate the opening of this market."
In the September 2023 Joint Leaders' Statement on the Elevation of U.S. – Vietnam Relations, both nations pledged to create favourable conditions and facilitate the further opening of markets for each other's goods and services, supporting trade and economic policy, and regulatory measures to achieve this aim. Last year, the United States granted market access to Vietnamese coconuts. U.S. peaches and nectarines will be available in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the coming weeks.
Source: vn.usembassy.gov