Brazil: Secretary of Agriculture finalizes monitoring of pests in tobacco crops in the 21/22 crop

Published 2022년 4월 19일

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The article highlights the efforts of the Secretariat, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply in Brazil, to ensure the safe export of tobacco by monitoring for pests and diseases. It focuses on the absence of Orobanche spp. and the low detection rate of blue mold, a fungus not favored by Chinese import conditions. Despite the mandatory testing for this fungus under a bilateral agreement with China, no presence was detected in 320 tobacco crops inspected. This is crucial for maintaining the competitiveness of the tobacco industry in Rio Grande do Sul, a key producer for Belgium, China, and the United States, employing 70,000 families and covering 123,140 hectares.

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The work of monitoring these pests and the phytosanitary certification carried out by the Secretariat, under the coordination of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa), allows for the safe export of tobacco, demonstrating the quality of the gaucho product. Orobanche spp. is a plant considered as an Absent Quarantine Pest in Brazil, being a very aggressive and difficult to control parasite, capable of causing great damage to the production and commercialization of agricultural products. 269 tobacco crops were monitored and no evidence of the presence of this pest was found. Blue mold is a disease caused by the fungus Peronospora tabacina, which is favored by conditions of high humidity and relatively low temperatures. The southern states of Brazil present favorable conditions for the development of the disease. Although it is not a quarantine pest, it is a fungus that does not occur in China, which is one of the countries that most import tobacco from Rio Grande ...

Source: Portal Do Agronegocio