Peru suspends imports of stone fruits and apples from Chile: for what reasons?

Published 2024년 4월 12일

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The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) of Peru, through its National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA), has temporarily halted the import of stone fruits and apples from Chile. This decision, encapsulated in Directorial Resolution No. 014-2024-MIDAGRI-SENASA-DSV, comes as a response to the repeated detection of the Grapholita molesta pest in shipments from Chile, posing a significant risk to Peru's agricultural integrity. The suspension will remain until further pest risk analysis studies are conducted and updated, aiming to safeguard Peru's economy and its standing in international trade against the potential threats posed by the pest's establishment.

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Importation of pits and apples from Chile suspended. SENASA adopts this measure due to the imminent risk of entry of the quarantine pest Grapholita molesta. The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), through the National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA), announced the suspension of phytosanitary import requirements for stones (nectarine, cherry, plumcot, peach, plum, apricot) and apple, fresh fruit of origin and provenance from Chile, given the imminent risk of entry of the Grapholita molesta pest that affects these fruits. The phytosanitary measure made official through Directorial Resolution No. 014-2024-MIDAGRI-SENASA-DSV, is issued in accordance with the Plant Quarantine Regulation and is applied in the face of the imminent risk of entry into Peru of the quarantine pest called Grapholita molesta. This measure will be maintained until the investigation is concluded in coordination with the authority of the exporting country, the pest risk analysis studies ...

Source: PQS