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Citrus Black Spot

A fungal disease of citrus that triggers strict export controls

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Plain meaning
A fungal disease of citrus that triggers strict export controls
How to use it
Register orchards and follow the spray and inspection programme if exporting citrus to Europe.
South African benchmark
Citrus Black Spot has been a recurring point of dispute between South Africa and the EU.
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M4-U5, C6 Lesson 6.2
Calculate it
T-M4-04 Export versus Local Sale
Library sources
LIB-A024, LIB-A149, LIB-P-Citrus, LIB-P-Citrus-IP
See also
Phytosanitary, Maximum residue limit (MRL)
Citrus: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedCitrus: how the business runsSold bycartons or tonnes per hectare1Plant trees2Grow 3-5 years3Pick4Pack-house5Export or local marketZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Citrus Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M4 Citrus.