Industry Advice Notice no. 2005/15: Citrus Exports to Japan - New and Revised Conditions
Date Issued: 7 June 2005
This notice is to advise of updated conditions for exports for the Japan citrus market. It highlights the release of two Work Plan documents, (i) approval for exports under Riverland fruit fly freedom area and lists packhouses approved for exports, and (ii) a recent amendment to the Japanese non-actionable pest list.
Work Plans
AQIS has released two updated Work Plan documents: one Work Plan covers in-transit cold treatment requirements, the other Work Plan document covers both on-shore cold treatment requirements and fruit sourced from the Riverland fruit fly freedom district.
Copies of workplans are available from Regional Export Managers and certain grower organisations.
Growers and exporters are advised to contact the following organisations for further details:
Citrus Growers of South Australia (CGSA)
Telephone: (08) 8582 2055
Email: cgsa@riverland.net.au
Australian Citrus Growers Incorporated (ACG) – grower contact
Telephone: (03) 5023 6333
Email: acgi@bigpond.com
Australian Horticultural Exporters Association Incorporated (AHEA) – exporter contact
Telephone: (03) 9210 9380
Email: ahea@ahea.com.au
Riverland packing shed approvals
The Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) have approved ten pack houses to pack citrus fruit under fruit fly freedom status. This means that fruit grown and sourced in the Riverland, and packed at the MAFF approved pack houses are not subject to cold disinfestation treatment against fruit flies.
The list of MAFF-approved Riverland packhouses:
| State | Establishment # | Location | Owner | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
South Australia |
2714 |
Bookpurnong |
BPFruits Producers |
Robert Pfeiler |
|
South Australia |
2525 |
Bookpurnong |
Costi & Sons |
Helen Aggeletos / Maria Costi |
|
South Australia |
2527 |
Murtho |
Yandilla Park |
Richie Roberts |
|
South Australia |
2507 |
Paringa |
Yandilla Park |
Richie Roberts |
|
South Australia |
2430 |
Waikerie |
Lochert Bros |
Phil Warner |
|
South Australia |
2016 |
Holder |
Nippy’s / Knispel Packing |
Greg Pickert |
|
South Australia |
3825 |
Bookpurnong |
Linspan Citrus |
Linda Vagg |
|
South Australia |
2462 |
Bookpurnong |
Simpson Packing |
John Simpson |
|
South Australia |
2014 |
Cadell |
River Fresh |
Mick Wilson |
|
Victoria |
3197 |
Shire of Mildura |
Impi Highlands |
Ben Cant |
Amendment to pest list
The Agricultural Counsellor attached to the Australian Embassy in Tokyo has notified AQIS that Japan MAFF have categorised several pests, and added these to the list of non-quarantine pests.
These pests were previously listed on a draft notification issued by MAFF, however the Agricultural Counsellor has confirmed the content as final. The list of pests now designated as non-quarantine pests are listed on Attachment 1.
Exporters should consider that live pests intercepted in Australia or Japan will have to be fully identified by AQIS or MAFF, and this may involve delays. If intercepted pests are unable to be positively identified, they will be considered as actionable and treated accordingly.
Attachment 1 draws from the list in SPS notification G/SPS/N/JPN/132.
Jeanine Crowther
Program Manager
AQIS Horticulture Exports Program
Contact officer: Adam Powell
Telephone: 02 6272 4217
Facsimile: 02 6272 3745
Attachment 1: Pests amended by Japan MAFF in SPS notification G/SPS/N/JPN/132
Newly designated non-quarantine pests
| Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|
|
Insects |
|
|
Abraxas miranda |
magpie moth |
|
Acrothinium gaschkevitchii |
|
|
Anomoneura mori |
mulberry sucker |
|
Antonina crawii |
cottony bamboo scale |
|
Aonidiella aurantii |
California red scale |
|
Aonidiella citrina |
yellow scale |
|
Aphrophora flavipes |
pine froghopper |
|
Arge nigrinodosa |
rose argid sawfly |
|
Arge nipponensis |
rose argid sawfly |
|
Arge pagana |
rose argid sawfly |
|
Arge similis |
azalea argid sawfly |
|
Aulacaspis rosae |
rose scale |
|
Balataea funeralis |
bamboo zygaenid |
|
Cassida nebulosa |
beet tortoise beetle |
|
Chrysolina aurichalcea |
|
|
Chrysomela populi |
red poplar leaf beetle |
|
Chrysomphalus bifasciculatus |
bifasciculate scale |
|
Chrysomphalus ficus |
Florida red scale |
|
Earias roseifera |
azalea rough bollworm |
|
Gastrolina depressa |
walnut leaf beetle |
|
Glyphodes perspectalis |
box-tree pyralid |
|
Graphosoma rubrolineatum |
red-striped stink bug |
|
Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis |
greenhouse thrips |
|
Hemiberlesia lataniae |
latania scale |
|
Kermococcus nakagawae |
oak globular scale |
|
Lepidosaphes pini |
pine oystershell scale |
|
Notarcha derogata |
cotton leafroller |
|
Palpita nigropunctalis |
lilac pyralid |
|
Pantomorus cervinus |
Fuller's rose weevil |
|
Phytoecia rufiventris |
chrysanthemum longicorn beetle |
|
Pryeria sinica |
pellucid zygaenid |
|
Pyrrhalta fuscipennis |
|
|
Pyrrhalta maculicollis |
|
|
Schizotetranychus celarius |
bamboo spider mite |
|
Stephanitis pyrioides |
azalea lace bug |
|
Stephanitis takeyai |
|
|
Syrista similis |
rose stem sawfly |
|
Tetranychus urticae |
two-spotted spider mite |
|
Theretra japonica |
|
|
Thrips tabaci |
onion thrips |
|
Udonomeiga vicinalis |
aralia leafroller |
|
Uhlerites debilis |
chestnut lace bug |
|
Fungi |
|
|
Appendiculella calostroma |
sooty mold |
|
Armatella litseae |
black mildew |
|
Asteridiella rhaphiolepidis |
black mildew |
|
Asterina daphniphylli |
black mildew |
Newly designated quarantine pests* (see note below)
| Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|
|
Neomyzus circumflexus * |
mottled arum aphid |
|
Pseudococcus longispinus * |
long-tailed mealybug |
* Note: These two pests are only quarantinable if they are found on nursery stock. They are not considered quarantinable if found on fruits, vegetables or cut flowers.