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

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 ...