Brazil: Laboratory in Bahia facilitates the export of Tahiti lemon to the European Union

Published 2024년 8월 5일

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Brazil has approved a laboratory to issue reports for citrus wart disease, a fungal disease that affects Tahiti acid lime exports to the European Union. The disease, which is quarantine in the EU, has led to the return of 60 containers of acid lime due to its presence. To ensure the safety and conformity of exported products, a wart report has become mandatory for shipments, even though it is not an EU requirement. The Embrapa laboratory's analysis involves testing at least 20 fruits from 2% of the trees in the production unit for the presence of the fungus.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) recently authorized the Phytopathology Laboratory at Embrapa Cassava and Fruticulture, in Bahia, to issue reports for citrus wart disease, a fungal disease that affects the export of Tahiti acid lime (known as Tahiti lemon) to the European Union (EU). The disease, caused by the fungus Elsinoë spp., is considered quarantine in the EU, where the pest does not exist. Even without cases registered in Bahia and other regions of Brazil, the absence of a batch health report could complicate exports to the European bloc. Since April, around 200 samples from producers in Bahia, Sergipe and Minas Gerais have been analyzed by the laboratory, which issues reports within one to ten days, depending on demand and symptoms in the fruits. Bahia, the fourth largest lemon producer in Brazil, exported around US$34 million in 2023. Verrugosis, which damages citrus leaves, fruits and buds, causes lesions on the peel, reducing the commercial quality of ...

Source: Portal Do Agronegocio