UK potato imports delayed due to lack of inspection staff at ports
The requirement to inspect all potatoes arriving in the Canary Islands from the United Kingdom, after larvae from red Colorado beetles were detected a couple of months ago, is causing problems at the ports of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. In the UK, farmers are required to comply with various measures, including cleaning the potatoes and limiting the percentage of
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