this cold therapy for the citrus to come From South Africa to the European Union It is the culmination of a long struggle led by the agricultural organizations and the authorities of points such as the Southern countries and the Valencian Community. arrangementThus, as a few years ago, it aims to prevent the arrival of pests that may affect local plantings. cotton, Launched on 14 July and already first appeared inconsistencies. the most serious entry of fruit into European ports without any previous processing.
South Africa shipped the containers before the regulations came into effect, but this was already reported to be imminent and When they arrived in Europe, they found that the property was blocked because they did not have the certificate. cold therapy. After a few weeks of printing, South Africa got away with confirming that it had managed to “negotiate a deal” with the United States. EU “We have managed to ship over 300 out of 509 containers and we are shipping the remaining containers,” he said, although they added that “around 2,000 containers were affected” by what they saw as a “blockade” by the EU to enable this download. .
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Agricultural groups, who fought hard for this measure against uncontrolled imports, reacted to this innovation. President of the Valencian Farmers Association (AVA-Asaja)Christopher Aguado I approve”If this information were true, it would be an unbearable scandal for us, as it would not just mean humiliating the EU against its own country. It is a threat to farmers and the phytosanitary safety of citrus and a large number of agricultural and tree species in Europe, but in addition, it can be considered a fraud as the EU will not comply with its own regulations.
General secretary of the Llauradors UnionCarles Peris wanted citrus came with the trick of sending fruit before the standard went into effect “to assess their situation strictly, He said that it should be monitored for any pests and since affected parties were identified, everything necessary was rejected.” more than just to prove it South Africa cannot transport pest-free.”