Don't hold your breath - Stone fruit to Down Under

Here is a link to a report about Australia's consideration of an import risk assessment for U.S. stone fruit. From the report:

Report Highlights:
Biosecurity Australia has announced the commencement of the Import Risk Analysis (IRA) for the importation of U.S. stone fruit into Australia. The IRA on stone fruit from the USA had previously been announced as a review of existing biosecurity policy. This analysis will be undertaken as a standard IRA, requiring completion within 24 months from announcement. Below is the text of a March 13, 2008 notice from Biosecurity Australia announcing the commencement of the Import Risk Analysis (IRA) for the importation of U.S. stone fruit into Australia. In March 2006, in response to a market access request from the USA for the importation of stone fruit (nectarines, peaches and plums) from California and the Pacific North West States (Idaho, Oregon and Washington) of the USA, Biosecurity Australia announced that it would consider this access request as a review of existing biosecurity policy, based on the policies for the importation of cherries from California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington and stone fruit from New Zealand.