Japan persimmons to go on sale in Australia for 1st time

Persimmons grown in Japan will go on sale in Australia this month for the first time following a regulatory change earlier this year, making possible off-season availability of the orange, tomato-shaped fruit, the Sydney office of the Japan External Trade Organization said Wednesday.In January, the Australian government relaxed quarantine conditions that had required persimmons grown in Japan to be treated with a specific pesticide to be imported. The harmful effect of the pesticide on crop quality effectively prevented exports until now.Under the new trial import program, roughly 1 ton of …READ FULL ARTICLE