Brazil: Laboratory helps producers export Tahiti lime to the European Union

Published 2024년 8월 3일

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The Department of Plant Health of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Brazil has approved the Phytopathology Laboratory of Embrapa Cassava and Fruticulture to issue reports for citrus wart disease, a fungal disease caused by Elsinoë spp. that is not present in the European Union. This is essential for exports of Tahiti lemon and acid lime from Brazil, particularly from the state of Bahia, as the absence of a health report makes shipping to the EU difficult. The laboratory issues reports within one to ten days, and the report, valid for 30 days, must be presented with the production unit. The increase in interceptions of Elsinoë spp. in Brazil does not indicate a rise in the problem but shows greater European vigilance in detecting the pest, leading to the mandatory report for warts to ensure compliance of shipments and improve production practices.

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Unit The Department of Plant Health of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) recently recognized the Phytopathology Laboratory of Embrapa Cassava and Fruticulture (BA) as capable of issuing a report for citrus wart disease. This fungal disease limits the shipping of Tahiti lemon fruits, or acid lime, to the European Union (EU) due to phytosanitary restrictions on Elsinoë spp., a pest considered quarantine, that is, non-existent, on that continent. Although Bahia does not record the occurrence of the disease, as do some other Brazilian regions, the absence of a report certifying the health of the batches makes exports to the EU difficult. Around 200 samples from producers in the states of Bahia (especially the Cruz das Almas region), Sergipe and Minas Gerais have already benefited, since the beginning of April, from the proximity of the laboratory, which issues the reports in the period from one to ten days, depending on demand and the presence or absence of symptoms in ...

Source: CanalRural