The delegation originally intended to visit the production area but after the Japanese government and local Miyazaki Prefecture officials got wind of this, an order was issued barring the fruit farmers from access, in order to avoid revealing technology to market competitors.
訪問團原本希望深入產地參觀瞭解，但日本政府及宮崎縣政府得知後，卻基於市場競爭及技術保密原則，下令果農不能開放參觀。