Date: August 19 2006
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source:  Ccnmatthews.com [edited]
<http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=false&showText=all&actionFor=608705>

Work continues to minimize the temporary actions by the United States on certain agricultural products

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has worked to minimize the temporary actions announced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on certain agricultural products entering the United States (U.S.) from the Province of Quebec. The USDA temporary actions were in response to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) confirmation of Golden Nematode on a farm 20 km east of Montreal, Quebec.

"We have had extensive discussions with the U.S. to reduce their temporary trade requirements and have made substantial progress to limit the number of products and areas affected in Canada," said the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

Effective Wed 23 Aug 2006, the temporary U.S. requirements will now prohibit entry of the following articles from the Province of Quebec: potatoes for seed, consumption, or processing; soil and related articles; and grass sod. Also, the following articles may enter the U.S. from the Province of Quebec if they are free of soil: plants with roots; plant crowns and roots for propagation; true bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers of ornamental plants; root crops (other than potatoes); small grains and soybeans; hay, straw, plant litter, etc.; un-shucked ear corn; used containers, farm tools, and other farm equipment.

Proof of the province of origin for the products affected in Quebec has now been limited to the U.S. ports of entry along the Canadian border east of, and including, the Detroit-Sarnia corridor. There will be no process changes required for the ports of entry west of this corridor.

The U.S. has also agreed that the existing export certification processes for these products is sufficient. There will be no modifications required to any export forms as long as the province of origin is clearly indicated.

The CFIA has informed the provinces and industry of the new requirements and will be working with them to facilitate implementation of the requirements as quickly as possible.

The ongoing investigation in Quebec is a priority for the CFIA, and Canadian officials will continue to work with the U.S. to minimize trade disruptions as quickly as possible. USDA officials will be arriving in the coming days to observe the CFIA investigation.

For more details on the temporary U.S. requirements, please see the Industry Bulletin that has been distributed to Canadian provinces and industries and posted to the CFIA website at www.inspection.gc.ca.

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[The crop plant potato (_Solanum tuberosum_) is susceptible to the potato cyst nematode (_Globodera rostochiensis_, PCN), which is also known as the golden nematode (PCN/GN), especially in North America.

The PCN is found in many places where potatoes are grown including Europe (see link for worldwide distribution map). There are 2 species of PCN affecting potato crops. The white or pale PCN (_Globodera
pallida_) is now believed to be the more dominant species in Europe, while the yellow or golden PCN (_Globodera rostochiensis_) still causes serious losses in some areas.

In North America, _G. pallida_ was only known in Newfoundland, Canada until 21 Apr 2006 and 13 Jun 2006, when it was newly detected in the continental USA. Two infested sites in Idaho are now known (20060423.1195, 20060805.2161).

_G. rostochiensis_ is known in New York State in the mainland USA and on Vancouver Island, British Columbia and Newfoundland in Canada.
Because of effective Canadian and US quarantines, which have been in existence for over 50 years, PCN/GN remained confined to portions of Vancouver Island, Newfoundland and 9 counties within the State of New York until the 15 Aug 2006 detection in Quebec Province, Canada (20060816.2295).


On 20 Apr 2006, Canada put restrictions on the import of potatoes and soil from Idaho, USA based on the detection of the pale PCN in Idaho.
This posting details the USA response to the 15 Aug 2006 detection of the golden nematode in Quebec, Canada. It is to temporarily prohibit entry of the following articles from the Province of Quebec: potatoes for seed, consumption, or processing; soil and related articles; and grass sod.

In 2002, the potato industry was worth USD 952 million in farm cash receipts, according to the Canadian government. Quebec accounted for about 10 percent of Canadian production that year. Canada exported about USD 52 million worth of seed potatoes to the U.S. and USD 127 million worth of table potatoes south of the border that year.

Map: Quebec, Canada
<http://listingsca.com/Quebec/maps.asp>
Lajemmerais, Quebec
<http://lajemmeraisregionalcountymunicipalityquebec.quickseek.com/>
PCN worldwide distribution
<http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/nematodes/Globodera_rostochiensis/HETDRO_map.htm>

Pictures:
<http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/nematodes/Globodera_pallida/HETDSP_images.htm>
<http://magallanes.sag.gob.cl/cultinem.jpg>
<http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/bcconf/talks/images/brodie2.gif>

Links:
<http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/sci/surv/data/glorose.shtml>
<http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/goldennema.htm>
<http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2006/20060420e.shtml>
<http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/nematodes/Globodera_pallida/HETDSP_ds.pdf>
<http://www.pestalert.org/viewArchPestAlert.cfm?rid=35>
<http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=12126>
<http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ispm/nematode/>
<http://www.inspection.gc.ca>
- Mod.JAD]

[see also in the archive:
Golden nematode, potato - Canada (QC): 1st Report 20060816.2295 Pale cyst nematode, potato - USA (03): 2nd report 20060805.2161 Pale cyst nematode, potato - USA (02) 20060615.1657 Pale cyst nematode, potato - USA: 1st report 20060423.1195 Cyst nematodes, potato, soybean - USA (NY, IL): new strains 20060413.1092
2005
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Potato cyst nematodes - Russia (Kurgan) 20050809.2322 Potato cyst nematodes, Russia (Altai Region) 20050707.1921
2004
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Potato cyst nematodes, survey - UK (England, Wales) 20040106.0056 Potato cyst nematode - Indonesia (Malang) 20040821.2326 Potato cyst nematodes - Croatia 20040830.2420
2002
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Potato nematodes, potato - Czech Republic 20020106.3168 Potato cyst nematode, potato - Hungary 20021012.5538 Potato cyst nematode, potato - Czech Republic 20021228.6141]