Infected peaches and carrots from China found at Kazakhstan border

Tengrinews.kz – State plant quarantine inspectors have stopped an attempt to import large batches of infected regulated products from China into Kazakhstan. Administrative cases have been initiated against the cargo owners, citing the Ministry of Agriculture website.
During a thorough inspection and laboratory examination, dangerous pests were found in two cargo shipments with a total weight of 39.52 tons. In particular, Oriental fruit moth was detected in a 19-ton batch of peaches. Globodera rostochiensis was found in a 20-ton batch of carrots.
Note: Oriental fruit moth is a dangerous quarantine pest, a moth whose larvae damage the fruits and young shoots of fruit trees, especially peach, quince, pear and apple trees. It is dangerous because it can almost completely destroy a harvest and cause the green mass of trees to dry out. Globodera rostochiensis is a microscopic parasitic roundworm that affects the root system of plants in the nightshade family, primarily potatoes. The pest is dangerous because it weakens plants, leading to losses of up to 80 percent of the crop, while its cysts can remain in the soil for decades, making the land unsuitable for growing crops.
The ministry noted that the entry of these quarantine objects into the country poses a direct threat to food security and could lead to significant crop losses for domestic agricultural producers.

“In accordance with international and national legislation in the field of plant quarantine, all infected products were promptly returned to the exporting country, China. Administrative cases have been initiated against the cargo owners,” the statement said.