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Due to the fact that so far this year has led to 68 interceptions of citrus in the Spanish ports of entry, Murcia ASAJA organization considers it essential that "will increase the phytosanitary control of the ports that cross the Spanish borders to prevent proliferation of pests, among which is that of Cartagena, as it has shown its secretary general, Alfonso Gálvez Caravaca.

Data provided by the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) show that detections of pests not only increase year after year.

Thus, as has been told ASAJA Murcia, in so far this year have made a total of 68 measures of citrus.

The main pests have been intercepted Guignardia citricarpa, with 52% of interventions, and Cryptophlebia leucotreta, with 37%.

The main points of entry have been Algeciras, Barcelona, Cartagena, Gandía, Tarragona and Valencia.

In this sense, the general secretary of ASAJA Murcia, Alfonso Gálvez Caravaca, insists that "these circumstances are a cause for concern because in the absence of the necessary checks could be committing a serious problem of food security with regard to agricultural sector and the transport of goods by sea in the port of Cartagena. "

In light of these data, ASAJA Murcia will raise several issues in the next Group of Experts of Citrus Commission.

First, giving details of the detections in the other European ports.

And secondly, require greater control, increasing the number of inspectors and inspections harmonization of all European ports because not all European imports come from Spain.

Accordingly, the holder of the professional agricultural organization "establishment inspections in places of origin is fundamental."

Although this is an issue that the Commission refuses, while falter to third countries which send their own inspectors to monitor exports of Spanish fruit and expenses paid by the exporters themselves Spanish.

In the same vein, ASAJA Murcia also advocates limiting ports of entry into the EU for fruit from areas that are pests, thus facilitating the inspection work, which could be much more systematic

Finally, Gálvez Caravaca is concerned about the possible spread in the European citrus 'citrus black spot' or black spot, "a serious and imminent risk that required an action plan to be prepared for might happen in the future. "

Source: ASAJA Murcia