In a communication launched on December 29, Aphis signifies that it has taken this measure in response to the “a number of detections” of Medfly in business shipments. This ban shall be in impact till an Aphis investigation determines that the importation of economic shipments of contemporary bell peppers from Spain don’t signify a danger In 2021 Spain exported 32,993 tons of fruit and greens to the United States
The United States has banned the import of contemporary bell peppers for consumption from Spain as a result of detection of the Mediterranean fruit fly, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Aphis) of the US Department of Agriculture has reported.
In a communication launched on December 29, Aphis signifies that it has taken this measure in response to the “a number of detections” of the Mediterranean fly in business shipments of contemporary peppers from Spain which have taken place throughout inspections by the customs service.
“The medfly poses an unacceptable danger to the United States attributable to its vast host vary and talent to breed quickly,” Aphis notes in its communication.
This ban will stay in place till an Aphis investigation determines that importing business shipments of contemporary bell peppers from Spain doesn’t pose a danger to US agriculture.
The Aphis additionally factors out that different species of peppers which are presently allowed to enter the United States from Spain are usually not affected by this order.
The United States is the world’s largest importer of contemporary vegatables and fruits, exceeding the quantity of 20 million tons and 26,000 million {dollars} (about 24,500 million euros) in 2020, in keeping with knowledge from the Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables of the Region of Murcia (Proexport).
In 2021 Spain exported 32,993 tons of fruit and greens to the United States and for 10 years it has remained under 60,000 tons, in keeping with the identical supply.