Other Plant Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
The European Commission announced restrictions on citrus shipments from South Africa due to an outbreak of “black spot” disease there. Now, South African politicians are concerned about the economic ramifications for the world’s largest citrus exporter, accounting for more than 25 percent of global trade.
The EU placed a similar ban on South African citrus in November 2013 [ProMED-mail post 20131204.2090761] because of high numbers of interceptions of infected citrus fruits. “These
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