Fresh Citrus Fruits Exported from the Philippines Available for Air Transport

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency of Korea has successfully negotiated with the Philippines to ease quarantine requirements for exporting fresh tangerines, starting January 2024. This agreement allows exports by both ship and air, with sealing at pallet or container levels, and reduces the on-site quarantine requirement in the Philippines from 10% to 2%. These changes aim to expand the export market for Korean tangerines, which have not been exported to the Philippines since 2015, and demonstrate the agency's commitment to addressing farmers' concerns and enhancing export opportunities.

In the case of fresh tangerines exported from Korea to the Philippines, exports are possible not only by ship but also by air, and can be sealed in pallet or container units, so exports are expected to expand in the future. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (Director Kim Jeong-hee) announced that it has concluded negotiations to ease quarantine requirements for exporting fresh tangerines from Korea to the Philippines, which will begin in January 2024. Fresh tangerines from Korea reached an export quarantine negotiation with the Philippines in 2010. However, there were difficulties such as strict export requirements, such as exports were only possible by ship cargo, each packaging box had to be sealed, and 10% of each cargo was quarantined upon arrival in the Philippines. In addition, there has been no export performance of fresh tangerines from Korea to the Philippines since 2015. According to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, this quarantine requirement relaxation ...