Spain has denounce that South Africa accumulates 5 interceptions of citrus fruits with harmful pests in July

Published 2021년 8월 24일

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South Africa's citrus exports to the European Union (EU) are under threat due to repeated interceptions of harmful organisms at the EU borders, with five incidents in July alone. This recalls the situation of 2019, and raises concerns ahead of a revision of the 2016 Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). LA UNIý de Llauradors is calling for a review of the agreement, citing its negative impact on the Valencian citrus sector and emphasizing the need for imported citrus to meet EU's stringent phytosanitary standards. The lack of compliance from South Africa is particularly concerning, given the potential risks to the European citrus industry.

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Citrus exports from South Africa to the European Union continue to show little sanitary guarantees, since in July a total of five shipments with harmful and dangerous organisms were intercepted at the Community borders, according to data from LA UNIý de Llauradors from European sources. While in July of last year, only one interception of Phyllosticta citricarpa (CBS, Brown spot) was detected, this year there are already five (mainly, CBS and Thaumatotibia leucotreta), which places them at the level of the year 2019 when they occurred. also five rejections with pests and diseases. Since the European Union signed the Economic Partnership Agreement with the States of the Southern African Development Community-SADC (South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and Mozambique) in 2016, there have been numerous detections of citrus pests and border diseases and even a voluntary closure of South African exports. South Africa therefore does not comply, does not offer guarantees ...

Source: InfoAgro