APHIS Amends Entry Requirements for Fresh Blueberries from Chile
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending entry requirements for fresh blueberries from Chile. The agency on Dec. 24 began requiring methyl bromide fumigation of blueberry imports from Chilean regions VI, VII and VIII (O'Higgins, Maule, and Bio…
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Bio). In response to a request from Chile's Servicio Agricola Ganadero, APHIS on Jan. 9 said it will also allow fumigation to occur at the Ports of Elizabeth, N.J.; Long Beach, Calif.; Miami, Fla.; Wilmington, Del.; and Philadelphia, Pa. APHIS also clarified that shipments that aren’t from the affected Chilean regions and don’t require fumigation will still be subject to an increased rate of inspection at the port of export. The requirements were initially put in place to prevent the spread of European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) (Lobesia botrana) recently found in Chilean blueberry orchards, said APHIS (see 13122616.