Rolnictwo i żywność · 30/08/1994

US Bans Importation of Certain Strawberry, Currant, and Palm Plants

The US government has prohibited the importation of strawberry plants from all foreign countries except Canada and Israel, and currant plants from New Zealand, to prevent the introduction of exotic diseases. Additionally, it has banned the importation of a new species of sentry palms from anywhere except Lord Howe Island in Australia to prevent the introduction of exotic pests.