Brazil: Phytosanitary emergency for preventive actions against cocoa thrush is valid for another year

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) published this Wednesday (3) Ordinance No. 467, extending, for one year, the term of validity of the phytosanitary emergency related to the imminent risk of introducing the absent quarantine pest Moniliophthora roreri (Moniliasis do Cacaueiro) in the states of Acre, Amazonas and Rondônia. The state of phytosanitary emergency for Moniliophthora roreri has been in effect since August 4, 2021. The extension aims to strengthen prevention measures and prevent the spread of the pest to cocoa and cupuaçu cultivation areas. The states of Amazonas and Rondônia were included in the declaration as they are the federation units that border Acre. “Although the outbreaks have been controlled, the fungus Moniliophthora roreri produces spores that can remain viable for months on old fruits and even on the surface of the leaves, in addition, its ability to disperse by the wind added to the large number of host plants throughout the area ...