Fresh dates (greater than 30% moisture content) (Phoenix dactylifera)

Draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh dates from the Middle East and North Africa region, July 2018.

Draft pest risk analysis and the proposed measures to achieve Australia's appropriate level of protection for the import of fresh date fruit (greater than 30% moisture content) from the Middle East and North Africa region. The draft report includes:

-      Summary,

-      Introduction, including Australia's biosecurity policy framework and this pest risk analysis,

-      Method for pest risk analysis,

-      Middle East and North Africa's commercial production practices for fresh dates,

-      Pest risk assessments for quarantine pests,

-      Pest risk management, Pest categorisation.