Expedited potato wart survey helps make case for P.E.I., Canadian Food Inspection Agency says
Fresh Common Potato
United States
Canada
Published Dec 25, 2021
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A national survey finding no potato wart in any “unregulated” Canadian fields should offer the reassurance on Prince Edward Island potatoes that trading partners such as the U.S. are now looking for, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.
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CFIA on Thursday reported it has completed this fall’s national survey for the soil-borne fungal potato disease “ahead of schedule.” The survey involves soil testing in areas of Canada that grow seed potatoes, and potato wart “was not detected.” The survey results come as export certificates remain suspended for fresh P.E.I. potatoes otherwise bound for the U.S., following the confirmation of potato wart in October in two P.E.I. processing potato fields. Canada said it agreed to temporarily suspend those certificates Nov. 21 at the request of U.S. officials — on threat of a U.S. federal order prohibiting import of fresh potatoes from P.E.I., which CFIA said Thursday would be “very challenging to overturn.” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Nov. 23 his department would work with CFIA as the Canadian agency “delimit(s) the infestation and trace(s) the sources so that appropriate mitigation measures can be imposed and trade restrictions relaxed.” The survey’s “expedited ...
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