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Potato wart not detected in national soil survey

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed its 2023 National Survey for Potato Wart and confirms the pest was not detected in any of the soil samples tested.

Key Points: 
  • The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed its 2023 National Survey for Potato Wart and confirms the pest was not detected in any of the soil samples tested.
  • The survey builds on the results from previous national surveys for potato wart, as well as specific and general visual potato wart surveillance that has been ongoing in PEI since 2000.
  • As part of the 2023 National Survey for Potato Wart survey, over 2000 soil samples were collected from fields across the country, excluding Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • The potato wart pathogen (Synchytrium endobioticum) was not detected in any of the samples collected as part of the survey.

Potato wart not detected in 2022 national survey

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Monday, March 13, 2023

OTTAWA, ON, March 13, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed its 2022 national survey for potato wart and confirms that potato wart was not detected in the soil samples tested from the fields where the samples were collected.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, March 13, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed its 2022 national survey for potato wart and confirms that potato wart was not detected in the soil samples tested from the fields where the samples were collected.
  • The national survey for potato wart involved collecting and testing nearly 1500 soil samples from seed potato fields.
  • Activities, such as the national survey for potato wart, and other ongoing investigations related to potato wart, demonstrate the CFIA's continuing commitment to the important potato industry, which is the fifth-largest primary agriculture crop in Canada.
  • As part of the 2022 national potato wart survey, nearly 1500 soil samples were collected from 77 fields across the country, excluding Newfoundland and Labrador, and PEI.

Update on Canada's engagement with the U.S. on potato wart and collaboration on farmer supports

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

APHIS has also asked for clear risk mitigation measures and an ongoing monitoring plan for a clearly-defined quarantined area.

Key Points: 
  • APHIS has also asked for clear risk mitigation measures and an ongoing monitoring plan for a clearly-defined quarantined area.
  • The number of soil samples for potato wart fluctuates year to year based on market demand and requirements of investigations.
  • Under this program, the CFIA surveyed for potato wart in all of Canada's seed potato growing areas (except Newfoundland).
  • AgriInsurance will provide support for farms that face production and quality losses directly caused by potato wart, with coverage for up to 90% of their losses.