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3. 원 문
Tomato exports to eight countries still off the table due to plant
disease
It's peak tomato season but exports to eight countries remain off the table after the
discoveryofaplantdiseasehere.
In April, Pepino Mosaic Virus was found in a greenhouse in Auckland. The extremely
contagiousdiseasecanaffecttheyieldofcropsanddelayfruitgrowth.
TheMinistryforPrimaryIndustriessaidfollowingtheinitaldetection,thevirushadsince
spreadtofourmoreglasshouses.
Exportshavebeenputoniceforeightcountrieswherethediseaseisabiosecurityconcern,
includingAustraliaandsomePacificnations.
TomatoesNZgeneralmanagerHelenBarnessaidwhileitsbiggestmarket,Japan,wasstill
open for business, the situation was not ideal given Covid-related freight problems were
alreadytestinggrowers.
"There'sabitofuncertaintyandit'squitechallenging."
Barnessaidbecausethevirushadonlybeenontheindustry'sradarforsixmonthsitwas
unclearwhatimpactitwouldhaveonNewZealand'stomatocrops.
"It seems to be that if you've got a strong healthy crop, then the plants seem to grow
throughthevirus.We'restilllearningalot."
TheMinistryforPrimaryIndustriesisworkingtoreopenseveralexportmarketsfortomato
growersastheyapproachthepeakoftheexportperiod.
MPI biosecurity response manager David Yard said it was providing assurances to these
marketsabouttheeffortsgoingintocontrollingthedisease.
"We'reworkingwiththeindustrynowonimprovinggoodbiosecurity,keepingthingsclean,
controllingpeoplemovements,anddisposingofgreenwaste,totryandminimisethespread
ofthisvirustofurthergreenhousecomplexes."
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