After a long time due to import prohibited detect infected Vietnam dragon fruit flies , so far , the basic Taiwan has agreed to open for dragon fruit exported back to this market .

This is the information provided by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hong , director of the Plant Protection Department ( PPD ) , Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ( MARD ) said at the meeting quality management and agricultural supplies 8 -7 in Hanoi .

Mr. Hong also said that , before the dragon is fully open , the Taiwanese will send experts to examine technical monitoring processor temperature projection for dragon fruit ( with hot tubs ) of Vietnam can see reached not effective then sign the final decision .

However, Vietnam must provide the funding to put 500 million professionals Taiwan to Vietnam in 3 weeks assay .Funds will be raised from the PPD four projectors now handle heat from steam across the country .

" Bureau will send the text to four business proposal they shared funding to bring experts to work as soon as possible .In any case, there is only 1 or 2 business funding is subject to the enterprise that will be the priority mechanism in processing exports to Taiwan dragon " - Mr. Hong said .

According to PPD , if fully open the annual Vietnam may export over 13,000 tonnes of dragon fruit to Taiwan .

Talking to the Saigon Economic Times Online , said Nguyen Van Nga , Director of the Sub- Region II Plant Quarantine , said China is now the largest importer of Vietnam's dragon . There is also Indonesia , Thailand and some European countries . In particular , during the last dragon Vietnam were present in some difficult markets like Japan and South Korea .

According to the Department plant quarantine zone II , the first 6 months of dragon fruit export of Vietnam by the main road through the ranks of the quarantine department was 139,000 tons . In particular , dragon fruit exports to a number of difficult markets have surged as Japan reached 440 tonnes , up 50 % ; U.S. 775 tons , up 40 % , and South Korea 184 tons , up 80 % compared to the same period last year .

Before that , from the date 1-3-2009 , dragon fruit exports to Taiwan have been discontinued entirely , cause the dragon Vietnam on the list 9 countries with epidemics of fruit flies , along with Thailand , Philippines , India , China , Myanmar , Nepal , Pakistan and Sri Lanka .