All good for Chilean tomatoes, but beware of the import of dangerous viruses

Published 2025년 1월 9일

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The Advisory Council for Regional Development in the Greater La Plata region has recommended restrictions on the import of tomatoes from Chile to prevent the reintroduction of the Pepino Mosaic Potexvirus (PepMV), a virus that was eradicated in Argentina forty years ago. The concern stemmed from the prevalence of this virus in tomato crops in Chile, which could potentially affect local crops of tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, and other vegetables. The PepMV can affect not only tomatoes and cucumbers but also potatoes, peppers, and eggplants and can survive in weeds. There is no effective chemical treatment for the virus, and prevention is the only strategy. The Council is advocating for these restrictions to safeguard the production of the fruit and vegetable belt of La Plata and other regions from the introduction of foreign pests through uncontrolled imports.

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In the green belt of Greater La Plata, the Advisory Council for Regional Development has requested that Senasa authorities, the Ministry of Agrarian Development of the Province of Buenos Aires and the Secretariat of Agriculture of the Nation implement restrictions on the import of tomatoes from Chile. The request responds to the fear of reintroducing through this means of trade the Pepino Mosaic Potexvirus (PepMV), a virus eradicated in Argentina forty years ago, which could affect local crops of tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, among others. According to the Infocielo website, the concern arises due to the prevalence of this virus in tomato crops in Chile. PepMV, currently absent in Argentina, not only affects tomatoes and cucumbers, but also potatoes, peppers and eggplants, and can persist in weeds that serve as sources of inoculum. Given this situation, the Council emphasized the need to protect the production of the fruit and vegetable belt of La Plata and other regions of the ...

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