The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock defines new requirements for the import of Argentine almonds

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Published Jan 3, 2024

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has established phytosanitary requirements for the import of almonds from Argentina, to be enforced starting February 1, 2024. Almond imports must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate stating it is free of certain pests and will be subject to inspection and analysis at the point of entry. Costs for inspection and analysis will be covered by the interested party, and they may or may not be able to keep the remainder of the shipment until the inspection process is complete.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) defined the phytosanitary requirements for the import of almonds from Argentina. The normative instruction was published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) this Tuesday (2) and comes into force on February 1, 2024. The new guidelines require that, for Brazilian imports, almond fruit (Prunus dulcis) with shell (Category 3) and without shell (Category 2) must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the National Phytosanitary Protection Organization (ONPF) of Argentina . The document must state that the product has been inspected and is free of Amylois transitella, Ampoyelois ceratoniae and Cydia pomonella. Shipments will be subject to inspection at the point of entry, as well as the collection of samples for phytosanitary analysis in official laboratories or those accredited by Mapa. The costs of sending the inspected material will be at the expense of the ...

Source: Agricultura