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A blight called citrus greening is killing orange, lemon and other such trees worldwide and could soon do the same in Europe. As Horizon magazine reports, tiny infected insects known […]
Thu 27/04/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Turkish government has subjected lemons to export control due to the booming domestic demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. The restriction will continue until the end of August. In […]
Tue 14/04/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Spanish agrarian organisation LA UNIÓN has reported a 17% increase this year in interceptions of citrus fruits infected with pests and diseases arriving from third countries. According to the organisation’s […]
Wed 04/12/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Data from the EU shows that last year the interceptions of harmful organisms increased in shipments from Third Countries. In July alone, there were two black spot interceptions in citrus […]
Thu 19/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The EU has imposed further restrictions on imports of Peruvian mango. The new regulation will come into effect on September 1 to control for fruit fly. It is now required […]
Thu 20/06/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The municipal council of Castro del Rio has asked the Spanish government to restrict olive tree imports from Morocco due to the “serious” phytosanitary threat they represent. For several years […]
Mon 11/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) has expressed its confidence that the Spanish Government will promote initiatives aimed at further toughening phytosanitary controls in the EU in order to minimise […]
Tue 10/04/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Recent inspections of clementines from Morocco’s Berkane region at their US entry port of Philadelphia found live Medfly larvae, thus prompting an import ban on sweet oranges, tangerines, clementines and […]
Tue 03/01/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Off season and tropical fruit imports keep on growing in Italy. To keep shelves stocked with an assortment of items year-round, huge quantities of fruit produced overseas are imported into […]
Fri 29/04/2016 by Gabriele Orsi
