Potato export from Poland to the EU

Published 2023년 4월 7일

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The article outlines the concerns around the risk of potato exports from Poland and Romania carrying quarantine pests, specifically the Clavibacter sepedonicus bacterium, which causes potato ring rot. To combat this, the European Union introduced regulations requiring potatoes exported to be tested and carried with a certificate confirming their freedom from this bacterium. Despite the increased visual assessments in 2021, there was a decrease in detections of the bacterium in 2021 and 2022. The article also notes the recent change in exporting ware potatoes, replacing the previous certificate with a plant passport, and the absence of additional requirements for seed potatoes within the EU, which is an advancement for Polish farmers and entrepreneurs.

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The potato can carry many quarantine pests. Such a risk is posed by the Clavibacter sepedonicus bacterium, which is more prevalent in Poland and Romania. According to the State Plant Health and Seed Inspection Service, so far potatoes exported from Poland to EU countries had to be tested and provided with a certificate confirming that they are free from this bacteria. On July 15, 2022, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1194 entered into force, laying down measures to combat and prevent the spread of Clavibacter sepedonicus - the cause of potato ring rot. Plant health checks The information provided by the Chief Inspectorate of Plant Health and Seed Inspection shows that in 2021, 20,883 visual assessments of Clavibacter sepedonicus bacteria were carried out, which is 10% more than in 2020. According to the study by Michał Lipiński, Paula Całusińska and Diana Zając, over the last 5 years , in 2021 the lowest number of detections of this bacterium was recorded (519 cases). ...

Source: Farmer.pl