Senasa establishes phytosanitary requirements for the avocado buds import from the U.S

The National Agrarian Health Service of Peru (Senasa) has established mandatory phytosanitary requirements for the importation of avocado buds originating from the state of Florida, United States.

Peru will import the avocado buds from the U.S. in order to improve production and prolong the avocado harvest period.

Senasa requires that the buds come from nurseries or germplasm banks authorized and registered by the Department of Agriculture of the State of Florida of the United States of America or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America (USDA).

Each year, at the beginning of the export season, APHIS publishes the updated list of nurseries authorized to export to Peru. If deemed necessary, SENASA and APHIS may carry out supervision visits to the producing nurseries.

The packing area must maintain phytosanitary protection conditions. The shipment must have the phytosanitary import permit issued by Senasa, and obtained by the importer or interested party in the country of origin before being certified and shipped.

The shipment must have a phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, stating:

1. The budding rods come from laboratories, nurseries or germplasm banks that were inspected during the active growth period and analyzed with laboratory techniques; and that they are free of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (indicate the diagnostic method used).

2. The budding rods are free of: Neonectria ditissima, Botryosphaeria dothidea and Raffaelea lauricola (specify the diagnostic method used).

3. The budding rods are free of: Acutaspis perseae, Tegolophus perseaflorae, Aonidiella aurantii, Ceroplastes ceriferus, Coccus longulus, Ceroplastes rubens, Diaspidiotus juglansregiae, Diaspidiotus ancylus, Maconellicoccus, Sapisesetiaccois coxium cousinus, Diaspidiotus neglectus, and Diaspissetiaccois coectaleis co.

4. Before being shipped, they must undergo chemical treatment with approved and registered US fungicides and insecticides, for the control of regulated pests (indicate type of treatment, active ingredient, time, dose), or any other product of similar action.

In addition, the packaging material must be a pest-free medium, certified by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the country of origin and indicated in the phytosanitary certificate.

The containers must be of first use, closed and resistant to manipulation, without foreign material to the product, labeled with the name of the exporter and the product. The importer must have a valid post-entry quarantine record, and pass the phytosanitary inspection at the point of entry into the country.

Upon arrival at the place of production authorized for post-entry quarantine monitoring, the Senasa inspector will take and send a sample of the shipment to the Senasa Plant Health Diagnostic Center Unit. The costs of the diagnosis will be borne by the importer.

The post-entry quarantine will last 6 months. During this period, Senasa will submit the material installed in the place of production to 3 mandatory inspections for the monitoring of the post-entry quarantine and a final mandatory inspection for the cancellation of the post-entry quarantine, results of which will be at the final destination of the product.

source: agraria.pe