Vietnam Lifts Restrictions on Canadian Cereals Exports
"We are pleased with Vietnam's decision to remove creeping thistle as a pest of concern," said Dean Dias, CEO of Cereals Canada.
- "We are pleased with Vietnam's decision to remove creeping thistle as a pest of concern," said Dean Dias, CEO of Cereals Canada.
- This change means that exports of Canadian cereals to Vietnam will be able to resume in bulk shipment for the first time since 2018."
- In 2018, Vietnam announced that they would place phytosanitary restrictions on wheat from countries where creeping thistle can be found.
- In 2021, Canadian wheat exports to Vietnam fell to just over 20,000 tonnes from over 200,000 tonnes annually prior to the restriction.