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

Published Aug 4, 2022

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) of Brazil has extended the phytosanitary emergency for the pest Moniliophthora roreri, which was first declared on August 4, 2021, by one year. This extension, outlined in Ordinance No. 467, aims to bolster prevention measures and curb the pest's spread in the states of Acre, Amazonas, and Rondônia. Initially identified in Acre in July 2021, Moniliophthora roreri poses a significant threat to cocoa and cupuaçu plantations due to its propensity to disperse and the long viability of its spores. The ordinance also stipulates the formulation of an Emergency State Plan to address the pest, with collaboration between state and federal agencies. Despite the pest's presence in other South American countries, the Ministry's goal is to eradicate it from Brazil entirely.

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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 ...

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