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[Reporter Jeongmin Koo, Korea Agricultural and Fishery Newspaper] The bean sprout harvest in the Jeonju area is expected to decrease significantly due to abnormal weather this summer. Jeonju Agricultural Cooperative expected its members to purchase around 100 tons of bean sprouts this year, but farmers predicted that the amount would decrease by more than 70% to 25 tons. Jeonju bean sprouts began to be sown in mid-June, but the continuous heat wave and frequent rain during the ripening period led to a series of growth declines and damage from diseases and pests. According to the Jeonju City Bean Sprout Producers Association, not only has the production of bean sprouts in the area decreased, but most of them have been confirmed to be of poor quality, so farmers are saying that a decrease in farm income is inevitable. Jeonju area

Starting in January next year, farmers who wish to export fresh tomato fruits and seedlings to Japan must implement net cultivation and tomato hornworm infection verification. The National Institute of Animal Quarantine announced on the 9th that it has established the ‘Notice on Quarantine Guidelines for Exporting Fresh Korean Tomato Fruits to Japan’ in consultation with Japanese quarantine authorities. As the tomato hornworm, an alien quarantine pest, has appeared in Korea, the two countries have newly established risk management measures for tomatoes exported to Japan. Accordingly, tomato fruits and seedlings exported to Japan must meet several requirements. First, the cultivation facility and sorting facility must be registered with the quarantine headquarters, and open areas such as windows and ventilation holes in the cultivation facility must be equipped with nets with a diameter of 1.6mm or less. In addition, the quarantine headquarters must conduct a trap inspection two months prior to harvest to confirm that the cultivation facility or nursery is free of tomato hornworm infection. After passing the final export quarantine, you must also receive an export quarantine certificate stating that you are free from tomato hornworm infection. Reporter Ha Ji-hye hybrid@nongmin.com

[Agricultural and Livestock Newspaper = Reporter Park Yu-shin] Starting January 1st of next year, only tomatoes and seedlings produced in cultivation facilities where the tomato hornworm was not found in trap surveys conducted over a two-month period prior to harvest can be exported to Japan. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency announced on the 10th that only tomatoes produced in accordance with the Japanese Export Quarantine Guidelines for Korean Fresh Tomatoes, etc. will be able to be exported to Japan starting next year. This is the result of the Quarantine Agency’s close consultation with Japanese quarantine authorities to ensure that exports of domestic tomatoes to Japan are not interrupted due to the tomato hornworm. Based on the agreement between the two countries on a risk management plan in June, an export notice was established and the risk management plan will be applied starting next year.