Medfly Discovery Halts Chilean Exports
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<i> Associated Press</i>
SANTIAGO, Chile — Authorities on Wednesday banned the transport of all fruit out of central Chile’s Aconcagua Valley after the discovery of at least 12 Mediterranean fruit flies in the area.
Grapes, peaches, nectarines and kiwis are grown in the Aconcagua area. About 16 million crates are expected to be harvested this year, virtually all for export to the United States, Japan and Western Europe.
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