Egypt: Agricultural Quarantine issues instructions regarding the export of guava to Lebanon

Published 2024년 5월 14일

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The Agricultural Quarantine Department of the Ministry of Agriculture in Egypt has issued a circular allowing for the export of guava to Lebanon, subject to strict phytosanitary measures to prevent the spread of fruit flies. These measures include thorough inspections for quarantine pests, labeling of packages with specific information, and either farm or packing station approval. Additionally, the export volume of Egyptian potatoes to Lebanon has seen a significant increase of 60% for the 2024 season, reaching 73.5 thousand tons worth $30 million, marking it as the most successful season since 2016.

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The Agricultural Quarantine Department of the Ministry of Agriculture issued Circular No. 11 of 2024 regarding phytosanitary measures when exporting guava to Lebanon, in light of what was received from the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, regarding export measures for guava to prevent the entry and spread of fruit flies when exporting types of fruit susceptible to infection, including the fruit. . The circular stipulates that guava fruits are allowed to be exported to brotherly Lebanon, taking into account that the shipment prepared for export is carefully inspected and inspected to ensure that it is free of the quarantine pests attached to Appendix (No. 1) in Resolution No. 528 of 2023. Each package prepared for export is also labeled with the following information: (farm code - source name - variety name), and the shipment must be accompanied by an agricultural certificate in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM7812). The shipment will ...

Source: Almalnews