date:Aug 31, 2016
Japan and Australia have announced that they have agreed on rules concerning market access for Australian melons and pumpkins to be sold in Japan.
Australia's trade agreement with Japan has already eliminated tariffs on pumpkins and watermelons, with other melon tariffs due to disappear in 2019.
But local growers have been shut out of Japan until now, because the countries hadn't agreed on biosecurity rules for export.
With that resolved, trade can begin immediately.
In a statement, Agricultu