When exporting tomatoes to Japan, it must be proven that tomato hornworm does not occur

Published 2024년 7월 24일

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Korea and Japan are implementing new measures to allow farmers to export tomatoes to Japan, despite the discovery of the tomato hornworm pest in Korea. These measures include net-sil cultivation and trap surveys two months before harvest, with the details outlined in the 'Notice on Quarantine Guidelines for Exporting Korean Tomatoes and Fresh Fruits to Japan'. The notice aims to prevent the tomato hornworm from occurring in tomato cultivation facilities, and while it may not significantly affect tomato exports, which are primarily from conventional farms that control the pest with chemicals, it demonstrates both countries' commitment to maintaining pest-free agricultural exports.

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In the future, if farmers want to export tomatoes to Japan, they will need to carry out net-sil cultivation and trap surveys two months before harvest. As the tomato hornworm, an alien quarantine pest, appears in Korea, Korea and Japan are preparing new risk management measures for exporting tomatoes to Japan. It was recently discovered that the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Quarantine Headquarters is enacting the ‘Notice on Quarantine Guidelines for Exporting Korean Tomatoes and Fresh Fruits to Japan’. Tomato hornworms cause serious damage to crops by gnawing at tomato leaves and stems. Four months after it was first officially discovered in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province in March of this year, damage is being confirmed across the country. Conventional farms can control the disease through chemicals, so the damage is mainly concentrated on eco-friendly farms. After discovering the tomato hornworm for the first time in March, the Korean government notified Japan of the pest ...

Source: Nongmin